prominent

prominent is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
2. adjective. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.
3. adjective. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.
4. adjective. conspicuous in position or importance

   "a big figure in the movement"

   "big man on campus"

   Synonyms: big, large

5. adjective. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

   "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"

   "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"

   Synonyms: outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking

Synonyms

big, large, outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking

Common word forms

prominents, prominently

Words from these letters

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