Synonyms of highlighting

highlighting

verb

present participle of highlight

as in emphasizing

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

according to the TV schedule, this week's "Astronomy Today" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizing
• stressing
• featuring
• identifying
• punctuating
• accentuating
• illuminating
• pointing (up)
• focusing
• accenting
• promoting
• foregrounding
• pressing
• playing up
• bearing down on
• spotlighting
• pinpointing
• making much of
• publicizing
• advertising
• plugging
• boosting
• overplaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• playing down
• minimizing
• understating
• de-emphasizing
• toning (down)
• discounting
• disparaging
• belittling
• underemphasizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highlighting

The Sun in your 6th House opposes Saturn in your private 12th, highlighting the tension between productivity and the need for real rest. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Being about music, arts and highlighting people, that’s a blessing. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

An art book highlighting her career, fashion and artistic collaborations, Ongoing was published under Rizzoli International Publications. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Days after Sylvester Stallone revealed his own history with bulimia, experts are highlighting a growing but often overlooked rise in eating disorders among men. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The Italian Navy reported that four submarines are currently in production simultaneously at Muggiano, highlighting the scale of industrial activity associated with the NFS programme. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Pharma giant Novo licenses Chinese weight-loss drug Danish pharma giant Novo licensed a weight-loss treatment developed by a Chinese firm, highlighting advances in China’s increasingly cutting-edge biotech sector. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The Aries Full Moon illuminates your expansive 9th house, highlighting travel, education, publishing, beliefs, or a direction that takes you beyond the familiar. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

The pop culture science figure and TV host appears in a new campaign video for Talarico debuting on Friday, highlighting the candidate’s background as a teacher. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026