visibility

noun

Definition of visibilitynext
1
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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2
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 But the celebrations don't last very long as the firehouse is called in to handle a massive structure fire at a burning storage facility with no visibility. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026 The next question is what leaders do with that visibility once pressure has exposed opportunities to review and improve the network. — Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Water limits visibility and weakens the effectiveness of traditional surveillance systems such as radar. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 The company said more customers are seeking multi-year supply agreements to secure AI infrastructure capacity, giving Samsung a better visibility into future demand and greater flexibility in planning investments. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for visibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibility
  1. observability
  2. prominence
  3. brightness
  4. prestige
  5. stature
  6. notoriety
  7. status
  8. popularity
Noun
  • Additional weapons can be carried externally when low observability is less important.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
  • Six months in, your evaluation pipeline, observability tooling, prompt libraries and internal workflows have all formed around that provider's architecture.
    — Lyle Pratt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of observability
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  • Kim worried that the prominence of AI in healthcare, education and warfare risks taking human beings out of the loop on our most important decisions.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Yet despite the prominence of this issue and conversation, many of the world’s most influential female sports stars have never publicly addressed it.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of prominence
Noun
  • Not a bright idea For his study, Hainaut, who has worked as an astronomer for ESO for over 30 years, set out to simulate the locations, motion, and brightness of all existing and planned satellite constellations.
    — Chris Young July 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026
  • Samsung is still mum on the details of total brightness in this new line of devices.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
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  • Extremely disappointed by the loss, Brunelleschi traveled to Rome to study ancient architecture, while Ghiberti gained wealth and prestige in Florence.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The series has been credited with helping to create modern-day prestige television and has amassed a devoted fan following.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Definition of prestige
Noun
  • Much of Hart’s appeal lies in his willingness to be the butt of the joke, and there are many here at his expense — thankfully not as many as usual targeting his diminutive stature.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • So, too, is his stature in the locker room, as one of the game’s all-time greats and a player with substantial big-game experience whom most of the Red Wings’ young players grew up admiring.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of stature
Noun
  • Though largely driven by surging housing prices, increases in food, transportation and childcare costs combined with stagnant local wages to propel Miami into cost-of-living notoriety.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Each fight is scored from one to 10 on those four inputs, weighted most heavily toward notoriety and stakes, then converted into a score out of 100.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of notoriety
Noun
  • One reason for their endangered status is the loss of forests and other habitat, the organization says.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • The memorandum from the group, which is a conservative nonprofit that advocates for free speech, also said the DAR was unlikely to be in danger of losing its tax-exempt status by not allowing transgender members.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of status
Noun
  • Under Engelbert, the WNBA has recorded historic growth as the popularity of women’s basketball — and women’s sports in general — exploded to unprecedented levels.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • In addition to the show’s popularity — its first season spent four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV list — fans can take comfort in knowing there’s plenty of source material left to cover.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of popularity

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“Visibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibility. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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