Synonyms of spotlights

spotlights 1 of 2

noun

plural of spotlight

as in limelights

the center of public attention

reality show contestants who become addicted to the spotlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limelights
• attentions
• center stages
• top billings
• catbird seats
• heeds
• front burners
• notices

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back burners

spotlights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spotlight

as in focuses

Related Words

• focuses
• highlights
• identifies
• features
• pinpoints
• emphasizes
• foregrounds
• points (up)
• illuminates
• accentuates
• stresses
• accents
• punctuates
• advertises
• promotes
• presses
• plays up
• plugs
• publicizes
• boosts
• overplays

Dissimilar Words

• tones (down)
• plays down
• understates
• minimizes
• de-emphasizes
• underemphasizes
• discounts
• disparages
• belittles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spotlights

Noun

Gatherings can include community spotlights, guest speakers and discussions of participants’ photographs. — Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

And as a guy in power armor, Iron Man straddles the line of being a mecha, but his Marvel Tokon design spotlights Gundam and Tekkaman influences. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

This week's quiz spotlights summer escapes and remarkable love stories. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

There are plenty of seasonal offers and discount opportunities popping up throughout the year, whether during holiday sales, in the form of special destination spotlights, or as the seasons change. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

The room, finished in Domingue lime paint, is illuminated by a 1950s Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp and surface-mount spotlights by Lucifer Lighting. — Punch Hutton, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

Harbaugh’s hiring thrust the Giants into back-to-back exciting prime time spotlights in Weeks 1 and 2 of this NFL season. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Nosferatu spotlights wet, dewy lilac, one of those early spring blooms that perfumers often use to emulate the smell of rain. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Bright spotlights lit the signing table donned with the presidential seal. — Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 10 July 2026