VISIBILITY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

visibility

noun

Definition of visibility

as in observability

the degree to which someone or something can be seen When cycling at night, it's a good idea to wear reflective clothing to enhance your visibility to drivers.

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as in prominence

the state of being publicly acknowledged or known The company hoped that the advertising deal would give their brand greater visibility.

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Recent Examples of visibility In this area, visibilities may drop to as low as a quarter to a half a mile at times. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 The novel caught on slowly through word of mouth, aided by the herculean efforts of his niece Aron Ritchie, who found ways to increase the book’s visibility. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Due to 45 to 55 mph winds and dust, visibility could fall under a mile. — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Many believe that giving it more time and waiting will provide more visibility and information for the decisions to be made. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visibility

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Noun

Cloud providers offer excellent observability tools, but enterprises still need independent visibility.

— Srini Srinivasan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Focus less on actions or tokens and more on observability and verification.

— Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of observability

Noun

Their candidates will be replacing members of Moms for Liberty — a conservative group that’s achieved many of its goals in Florida, but whose prominence has declined.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
After two consecutive losing seasons that followed its 13-0 march to an Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 2023, FSU once again underwent an offseason of change in the hopes of restoring its program to national prominence.

— Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of prominence

Noun

These sturdy and reliable machines are great for both knocking out homework and streaming Netflix, with a big 24-inch FHD monitor that boasts good brightness and wide viewing angles.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
That is, the iPhone’s brightness capacity appeared significantly lower than my daily driver.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

Haaland was one of the top scorers and most charismatic players at the World Cup held in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and his imposing stature and goofy sense of humor sparked a wave of creative viral videos and memes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
In another part of the video, shot from a different angle, he is seen on the other side of the truck, screaming profanities as another person, much smaller in stature, walks up with a child and is seen putting things inside the pickup truck.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stature

Noun

Still, nearly two years after Mangione’s shooting set off a far-reaching conversation about the healthcare industry and political violence and garnered him global notoriety, Karen Agnifilo’s own announcement to the judge landed with real gravity.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
As for whether the notoriety felt scary or overwhelming at any point, Cooper credited his mom for looking after him.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of notoriety

Noun

The fees for Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali total over £400m, with that quartet leaving behind talismanic status at their old sides to chase silverware at the traditional ‘Big Six’ teams.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Manley, though, was more circumspect about Wasserman Schultz’s status as the favorite.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of status

Noun

At the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, the park had attracted tens of thousands of visitors every year, but most traffic through the Route 8 and I-84 interchange never stopped.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
While its popularity has rallied, Mazda still decided changes were necessary, notably with the Toyota RAV4’s increasing prominence.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of popularity

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