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- [hahy-lahyt]
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
- /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-lahyt]
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
Definitions of highlighted word
- verb with object highlighted to emphasize or make prominent. 1
- verb with object highlighted to create highlights in (a photograph or engraving). 1
- noun highlighted Also, high light. an important, conspicuous, memorable, or enjoyable event, scene, part, or the like: the highlight of his talk; the highlight of the concert series. 1
- noun highlighted the area of most intense light on a represented form, as in a painting or photograph. 1
- noun highlighted Past participle of highlight. 1
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Origin of highlighted
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; high + light1
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Parts of speech for Highlighted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
highlighted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for highlighted
adj highlighted
- displayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
- advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- recommended — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
verb highlighted
- stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- accentuate — To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
- underscore — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
- highlight — to emphasize or make prominent.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
adjective highlighted
- promoted — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
Antonyms for highlighted
verb highlighted
- minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- mumble — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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- who highlighted the importance of observational learning?
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