NOTABILITIES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

notabilities

noun

plural of notability

as in celebrities

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about an opening night that was attended by some of Broadway's biggest notabilities

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Noun

Even during the match, cameramen and directors were obsessed with seeking out celebrities.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
In the first phase of Krinsky’s time at Reebok—before the Adidas acquisition—he was known for connecting celebrities with interesting backstories with the brand.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

To produce the coverage, Telemundo deployed more than 80 on-air personalities representing every Latin American country in the tournament, generating over 700 hours of original programming across 39 days.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The reductions primarily involve behind-the-scenes production staffers, but a handful of on-air personalities also are leaving including lead baseball play-by-play voice Karl Ravech and NFL analyst Ryan Clark.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Bedard is the face of an Original Six franchise in a huge market, one of the faces of the league, and one of its biggest names and biggest stars.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The audio of the sports stars’ heated conversation is largely inaudible, so Paul hopped online to offer his side of the story.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of stars

Noun

Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Those figures are comparable only in some respects because private transaction values can include debt while public market capitalizations do not.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

Among the ships open for tours is the USS Arlington, a nearly 700-foot-long Navy amphibious transport ship, which typically moves Marines, Sailors and dignitaries across the world.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Sometimes, there are three dinners with local officials and dignitaries or 2am bedtimes before rest days.

— Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of dignitaries

Noun

In 1784, Hamilton sent Miranda a long list of notables who would be interested in South American intervention.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
The cruise ship that capsized in Puerto Vallarta in 2021 and launched several gay notables into the sea.

— JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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