Synonyms for highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪthigh·light

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. highlightnoun

   To be a highlight of.

   Antonyms:
   lowlight

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. highlight, high spotnoun

   the most interesting or memorable part

   "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"

   Synonyms:
   highlighting, high spot

2. highlight, highlightingverb

   an area of lightness in a picture

   Synonyms:
   highlighting, high spot

3. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play upverb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

   Synonyms:
   cozy up, play up, sidle up, suck up, cotton up, spotlight, foreground, shine up

4. highlightverb

   apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

   "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

   Synonyms:
   foreground, spotlight, play up

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1. • Bring Out
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1. apogisnoun

   Submitted by kenchezburton on May 24, 2023  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "highlight":

   emphasise, stress, underline, emphasize, underscore, showcase, mention, culmination, illustrate

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1. Robert MacIntyre:

   Highlight of the week has to be holing a 15-20-footer on 18 there. The hair is standing on the back of your neck when that putt went in, unfortunately that putt wasn't to win the Open but it's put me in good position for the future.

2. Sadie Weiner:

   As a potential shutdown creeps closer, we will see if Sen. Toomey sticks with his votes to defund Planned Parenthood or if he is so scared about his re-election that he flip-flops in a panic, these ads will highlight that Sen. Toomey and extremists in Congress are playing a dangerous game, and Pennsylvania families deserve better.

3. La Russa:

   That was a highlight, he’s really putting on a good show.

4. Ryan Mauro:

   Islamic State wants to redefine feminism by characterizing Western society as oppressive towards women, they choose to highlight women to show that their ideology treats women fairly as equals in jihad.

5. Andrew Slimmon:

   What's going to come out of China is a short-term concern for the market, so maybe the 5-percent decline we've seen is not quite enough, but what's most important is the payroll numbers coming out today highlight that the economy in the U.S. has not in any way derailed.