prominent
Syllables: prom·i·nentUK/ˈpɹɒmɪnənt//ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
prominent adjective: standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Adjective
prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)
- Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
- The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks
- Synonyms:
- extuberant, outstanding, bulging, exserted, jutting, obtrusive, projecting, projectory, promontorial, protruding
- Antonyms:
- improminent
- Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
- Place the slogan in a more prominent position.
- Synonyms:
- attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy, conspicuous, glossy, grabby, high-profile, salient
- Antonyms:
- improminent, discreet, inconspicuous, inevident, inobtrusive, low-profile, noteless, obscure, unconspicuous, unevident
- Eminent; distinguished above others.
- prominent members of the press
- Synonyms:
- eminent, forestanding, noteworthy, illustrious, distinguished, markworthy, mentionable, nameable, namely, nameworthy
- Antonyms:
- improminent, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden, common-or-garden, congruent
Noun
prominent (plural prominents)
- Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
- Synonyms:
- notodontid, prominent moth
- In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
- […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234
prominent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
prominent in Hindi
- prominent, dominant
- मुखर mukhar
prominent in Tamil
- பிரபலமான, முக்கிய
prominent in Urdu
- مشور, ممتاز, نمایاں, ظاہر
prominent in Bengali
- বিশিষ্ট, লক্ষণীয়, সম্মুখদিকে প্রলম্বিত, অভিক্ষিপ্ত
More languagesFewer languages
- prominent in Malayalam
- പ്രമുഖ pramukha
- prominent in Kannada
- ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ, ಹೆಸರಾಂತ, ಹೆಸರು ಹೊಂದಿದ, ಚಾಚಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ
- prominent in Odia
- ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ śreṣṭha
- prominent in Sanskrit
- प्रभव prabhava
- prominent in Assamese
- চৰা sora
- prominent in Arabic
- شَهِير šahīr
- prominent in Persian
- سرشناس saršenâs
- prominent in Vietnamese
- nổi bật
Examples of prominent in a sentence
- Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.
- The Opisthobranchia are one of the more prominent gastropod lineages that have undergone euthyneury.
- Gelifluction is prominent in periglacial regions where snow falls during six to eight months of the year.
Synonyms of prominent
- extuberant
- outstanding
- bulging
- exserted
- jutting
- projecting
- projectory
- promontorial
- protruding
- protuberant
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- protuberous
- salient
- attention-grabbing
- eye-catching
- flashy
- conspicuous
- glossy
- grabby
- high-profile
- eminent
- forestanding
- noteworthy
- illustrious
- distinguished
- markworthy
- mentionable
- nameable
- namely
- nameworthy
- notable
- sensational
- extraordinaire
- noticeable
- observable
- pass-remarkable
- ponderable
- remarkable
- signal
- sovereign
- notodontid
Antonyms
- improminent
- discreet
- inconspicuous
- inevident
- inobtrusive
- low-profile
- obscure
- unevident
- unobtrusive
- average
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of prominent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more prominent |
| superlative | most prominent |
| Noun | |
| plural | prominents |
Origin of prominent
From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).
Words formed from prominent
- improminent
- overprominent
- prominently
- prominent moth
- ultra-prominent
- lobster prominent
- rough prominent
- tawny prominent
- white-dotted prominent
Phrases with prominent
Questions about prominent
- What does prominent mean?
- Prominent means standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
- What is prominent in Hindi?
- Prominent in Hindi is मुखर (mukhar). See Prominent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is prominent?
- Prominent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce prominent?
- Prominent is pronounced /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ (US).
Words near prominent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prominent (page history and authors); मुखर (Hindi) (page history and authors); prominent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prominent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prominent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prominent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ (Odia) (page history and authors); চৰা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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