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All in the limelight synonyms

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adj in the limelight

  • familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
  • great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
  • outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • illustrious — highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
  • famed — very well known and, often, highly regarded; famous.
  • notable — worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.
  • noted — well-known; celebrated; famous: a noted scholar.
  • well-known — clearly or fully known: The well-known reasons are obvious.
  • acclaimed — publicly acknowledged as excellent
  • distinguished — made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. Synonyms: renowned, illustrious.
  • prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
  • renowned — celebrated; famous.
  • leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
  • important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • known — past participle of know1 .
  • notorious — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
  • infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
  • celebrated — A celebrated person or thing is famous and much admired.
  • monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
  • praised — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
  • splashy — making a splash or splashes.
  • star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
  • lauded — to praise; extol.
  • of note — important
  • redoubted — dreaded; formidable.
  • superstar — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
  • vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
  • big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • conspicuous — If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily.
  • large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
  • public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
  • somebody — a person of some note or importance.
  • wk — Week.
  • celeb — A celeb is the same as a celebrity.
  • in the public eye — featured prominently in the media
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