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 Unlike Magonigle’s tower, Wight & Wight’s obelisk would have been set back southward, minimizing its visibility from Union Station. — Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 Janones also urged supporters to avoid commenting on opponents’ posts, warning that engaging with their content could inadvertently boost its visibility through social media algorithms. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 In some places in the valley, visibility will be below a quarter mile. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The team was already investing in understanding its visibility across AI platforms. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 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
  • If implementation falls from two weeks to three days but validation still takes 10, the next dollar of improvement probably belongs in test automation, observability or system documentation, not more code generation.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That function matters for an aircraft built around low observability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • The Tigers look like a healthier squad that’s ready to make a push to national prominence during the final stage of the season.
    — PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in the predawn morning sky, Venus literally vaults into prominence as the month progresses.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of prominence
Noun
  • The screen has ample brightness for sunlit rooms and reasonably vibrant colors.
    — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The new MacBook Pro’s PROLED XDR touch display is a tandem OLED panel with up to 2,000 nits of brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Makeup followed, growing 1% to $1 billion, carried by strong performance at Mac Cosmetics, which continues to gain market share in the US’s prestige segment.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award continues to grow in visibility and prestige.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of prestige
Noun
  • More than 400 events occur annually at the hotel, which opened in 1926, and the operators boast that the Biltmore manages a balancing act of maintaining its historic stature while keeping pace with guests’ changing demands.
    — Bob Helbig, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While critics say such efforts might potentially aid Putin’s bid for sanctions relief, the paper’s former editor and his international stature apparently could not shield the acclaimed newspaper from Russia’s machinery of repression.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stature
Noun
  • Colossal Biosciences previously gained notoriety for its deextinction efforts, like trying to bring back the dire wolf, dodo and wooly mammoth.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Trump’s notoriety for corruption may finally be eclipsing his populist appeal, and even rhetoricians as skilled as Jennings have difficulty making a case for him.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of notoriety
Noun
  • As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before digging into that, the interface looks a lot like macOS, with an app drawer at the bottom of the screen with a search function and a status bar at the top with app-level options, time, battery, notifications, and connectivity controls.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of status
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the popularity of injectables and other in-clinic treatments like lasers and microneedling is changing how consumers understand what lies beneath the surface.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of popularity

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“Visibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibility. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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