PROMINENCE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

prominence

noun

ˈprä-mə-nən(t)s

Definition of prominence

as in hill

an area of high ground a rocky prominence that commands a stunning view of the surrounding area

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Recent Examples of prominence Decades before the July 3 wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce catapulted the venue into a new category of global prominence, the Manhattan arena loomed large as a symbol of success. — Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Both came to prominence during the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson after Michael Brown's fatal shooting by police in 2014. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 There’s no formal definition for the style, which has grown in prominence in the last two decades as jet-setting became a more frequent factor of work and leisure, and dress codes across the world relaxed. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prominence

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Noun

Also down the hill in New Town is cafēn, a brew bar tucked away on Dundas Street.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Video footage early on Friday showed hundreds of migrants gathered on a hill overlooking Ceuta being dispersed with tear gas by Moroccan forces, while others continued to swim to the Spanish territory.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

The obvious choice for an entrée is Bouchon’s famous steak frites, a tender filet served with a mound of hot and crunchy fries.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of mound

Noun

Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of eminence

Noun

After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Besides one stunt where Newton’s character had to hop off a 35-foot cliff into a shallow pool of water, all the actors were game to do their own stunts — safely, of course.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of cliff

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