What is another word for spotlight?
826 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ spˈɒtla͡ɪt], [ spˈɒtlaɪt], [ s_p_ˈɒ_t_l_aɪ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for spotlight:- artifact (noun)
- attention (noun)
- attention; bright beam of light (noun)
- center stage (noun)
- focus (noun)
- foreground (noun)
- heed (noun)
- infamousness (noun)
- light source (noun)
- limelight (noun)
- meticulousness (noun)
- notoriety (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- public eye (noun)
- publicity (noun)
- stage (noun)
- accentuate (verb)
- build up (verb)
- emphasize (verb)
- feature (verb)
- focus (verb)
- focus attention on (verb)
- illuminate (verb)
- illustrate (verb)
- light (verb)
- publicize (verb)
- publish (verb)
- stress (verb)
- unearth (verb)
- other synonyms
- build up
- focus
- light
- other relevant words
- publicize
- publish
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Spotlight:
n.
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- regard,
- observant,
- fixated,
- concerned,
- under someone's critical eye,
- focused,
- alert,
- attentive,
- attention span.
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- gleam,
- sparkle,
- shine,
- catch the light,
- flash.
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- underline,
- put/throw something into (sharp/stark) relief,
- make a production out of something,
- throw something open,
- emphasise.
- headlight,
- torch,
- flare,
- flame,
- beacon,
- star,
- desk light,
- searchlight,
- incandescent light,
- oil lamp,
- Illuminator,
- mercury-vapor lamp,
- neon light,
- floor lamp,
- Tungsten lamp,
- sun,
- taper,
- street lamp,
- candle,
- light bulb,
- moon,
- arc lamp,
- jack-o'-lantern,
- fire,
- moonbeam,
- pilot light,
- fluorescent light,
- lantern,
- table lamp,
- klieg light.
- fifteen minutes of fame,
- focus of attention,
- public recognition,
- media attention,
- renowns,
- focus attention,
- public interest,
- public notice.
v.
•accentuate (verb)- drew attention to,
- under-lines,
- under-scoring,
- bringing attention to,
- pointed up,
- under scored,
- called attention to,
- under scoring,
- gives prominence to,
- giving prominence to,
- under line,
- under lined,
- under-lined,
- gave prominence to,
- under lines,
- under-line,
- calls attention to,
- brought attention to,
- under-scored,
- under score,
- points up,
- draws attention to,
- under-scores,
- under scores,
- brings attention to,
- under lining,
- under-score.
- ex tending,
- ex-tend,
- in creasing,
- pro-mote,
- hyping,
- ex tended,
- pro-moting,
- in creases,
- ex tends,
- pro-motes,
- pro moting,
- ex-tends,
- ex tend,
- in-crease,
- in crease,
- ex-tended,
- in-creased,
- in-creases,
- ex-tending.
- labored the point,
- laboring point,
- re-peats,
- making point,
- head lines,
- labor point,
- insists on,
- head-lined,
- re-peat,
- re peat,
- makes a point,
- made much of,
- rubbed in,
- making emphatic,
- made emphatic,
- re iterating,
- makes much of,
- head lining,
- re iterates,
- makes emphatic,
- limelighted,
- re-iterated,
- labored point,
- limelighting,
- makes point,
- re iterate,
- made point,
- head lined,
- insisted on,
- labors the point,
- putting accent on,
- laboring the point,
- makes clear,
- re iterated,
- re peats,
- labors point,
- rubs in,
- re-iterate,
- insisting on,
- make point,
- head-lining.
- gotten detail,
- homing in,
- homed on,
- rivetted,
- keying on,
- getting detail,
- pouring on,
- gets detail,
- keys on,
- Concentering,
- homing in on,
- homed in on,
- keyed on,
- homed in,
- poured it on,
- pouring it on,
- concenters,
- Concentered,
- gat detail,
- homing on,
- pours on,
- got detail,
- homes in,
- poured on,
- zeroing in,
- rivetting,
- zooming in,
- zoom in,
- honed in,
- hones in,
- moves in.
- hitting with a light,
- hits with a light,
- hitting with light,
- lights up,
- hits with light,
- lighting up,
- hit with light.
- de picts,
- de-picts,
- Re-present,
- dis closing,
- ex-plained,
- ex-pounding,
- ostends,
- draw picture,
- ex-plaining,
- pro claimed,
- shows and tell,
- ex pose,
- ex pound,
- ex-pounded,
- de-lineate,
- de lineate,
- ex plaining,
- drew a picture,
- emblematizes,
- de-lineated,
- draws picture,
- dis-closed,
- draws a picture,
- dis-close,
- re-veal,
- ex-posed,
- de lineated,
- ex plains,
- ex-plains,
- drawing picture,
- de pict,
- pro-claiming,
- ex-plain,
- ex pounding,
- re-presenting,
- re-presents,
- pro claim,
- ex plain,
- ex posed,
- ex-pound,
- re present,
- ex pounded,
- show tell,
- drew picture,
- in-stance,
- showed and tell,
- ostended,
- making plain,
- showing tell,
- in-stances,
- dis-closes,
- ex-pose,
- pro claims,
- ex-posing,
- showing and tell,
- makes plain,
- re-veals,
- ex-pounds,
- ostending,
- ex pounds,
- de-pict,
- re veals,
- brought home,
- in stances,
- dis close,
- made plain,
- ex plained,
- re presented,
- dis closed,
- re presents,
- dis-closing,
- shows tell,
- pro-claims,
- drawing a picture,
- re presenting,
- bringing home,
- dis closes,
- re-presented,
- pro claiming.
- in flamed,
- in-flame,
- makes visible,
- in flaming,
- switches on,
- furnished with light,
- furnishing with light,
- furnishes with light,
- in-flames,
- makes bright,
- made visible,
- making bright,
- made bright,
- in-flamed,
- in flame.
- makes a pitch for,
- pressagented,
- softselling,
- made a pitch for,
- putting on the map,
- billboarded,
- makes pitch for,
- skywrote,
- put the map,
- softsell,
- soft selling,
- puts on the map,
- softsold,
- puts map,
- putting map,
- softsells,
- ex-tolled,
- wrote up,
- soft-sells,
- pressagent,
- ex tolled,
- ex tolling,
- making pitch for,
- billboarding,
- press-agents,
- putting on map,
- hard sold,
- soft-sold,
- make pitch for,
- pressagents,
- press-agented,
- skywritten,
- hard selling,
- pressagenting,
- press-agenting,
- put map,
- press agenting,
- press agented,
- writing up,
- puts the map,
- soft sold,
- ex-tolling.
- letted it be known,
- de clares,
- dis tributes,
- re-ported,
- lets be known,
- dis tribute,
- re ported,
- pro duces,
- letting it be known,
- put print,
- dis-tributes,
- re porting,
- de clare,
- puts print,
- lets it be known,
- re-porting,
- putting print,
- de-clare,
- pro-duces,
- puts in print,
- letting be known,
- de-clares,
- letted be known,
- putting in print,
- dis-tribute,
- pro duce.
- be-labor,
- be labors,
- lays emphasis on,
- be labor,
- be-labors,
- be labored,
- be-laboring,
- be laboring,
- be-labored,
- laying emphasis on.
- dis-interring,
- un-earths,
- dis interring,
- dredges up,
- saw the light,
- un-buries,
- un-cover,
- dis-covers,
- seeing light,
- un-earthed,
- dis interred,
- un covered,
- catches on,
- dis-covering,
- ex-hume,
- hitting upon,
- bring light,
- ex cavate,
- un cover,
- un earthing,
- up rooted,
- un-burying,
- up root,
- dredged up,
- un covering,
- stumbled on,
- catching on,
- saw light,
- hit up on,
- un-earthing,
- un buried,
- ex hume,
- sees light,
- hits upon,
- un earth,
- dis covering,
- un-covers,
- hitting up on,
- dredging up,
- dis-cover,
- up rooting,
- un earths,
- dis-interred,
- up-rooting,
- stumbles on,
- dis covered,
- un-bury,
- dis covers,
- un-earth,
- un covers,
- un-buried,
- up-root,
- un earthed,
- un-covering,
- dis-covered,
- sees the light,
- ex-cavate,
- un buries,
- stumbling on,
- un burying,
- dis cover.
Other synonyms:
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- ray.
- moving in,
- Riveted,
- pour it on,
- zero in,
- get detail,
- pour on,
- zeroed in,
- hone in,
- move in,
- home in,
- home on,
- concenter.
- making visible,
- make visible,
- switched on,
- furnish with light,
- switching on,
- make bright,
- switch on,
- in flames,
- Lights.
- Ferrets,
- publicize,
- draw a picture,
- under-lining,
- light,
- highlights,
- point up,
- Emblematizing,
- Emblematize,
- allegorize,
- feature,
- set off,
- make much of,
- floodlights,
- make clear,
- headlining,
- catch on,
- see light,
- light up,
- bring home,
- illuminate,
- pointing up,
- floodlighted,
- rub in,
- italicize,
- draw attention to,
- weighting,
- unburying,
- ferret,
- floodlight,
- Allegorized,
- making much of,
- see the light,
- make emphatic,
- Unbury,
- floodlit,
- Emblematized,
- insist on,
- lit up,
- Head-line,
- hit upon,
- Ferreting,
- bring attention to,
- allegorizes,
- illustrate,
- starring,
- illuminating,
- unearth,
- calling attention to,
- made clear,
- unburied,
- drawing attention to,
- make plain,
- Allegorizing,
- floodlighting,
- put accent on,
- dredge up,
- labor the point,
- highlighting,
- accentuate,
- brings home,
- build up,
- unburies,
- emphasize,
- hit with a light,
- make a point,
- caught on,
- setting off,
- call attention to,
- highlighted,
- lighted up,
- weighted,
- publish,
- stress,
- starred,
- headlined,
- give prominence to.
- develop,
- Relume,
- eclat,
- note,
- dramatise,
- embody,
- blot,
- public knowledge,
- position,
- puff,
- grade,
- pay attention to,
- frugal,
- conscientious,
- particular,
- public report,
- set forth,
- bring forth,
- deliberate,
- flaunt,
- smirch,
- disclosure,
- represent,
- sport,
- currency,
- plug,
- bring forward,
- enlighten,
- dapple,
- mail,
- ballyhoo,
- thrifty,
- irradiate,
- bring into view,
- accent,
- methodical,
- fix,
- projector,
- wave,
- promote,
- floats,
- chary,
- overemphasize,
- point,
- smear,
- mean,
- smudge,
- Relumine,
- discreet,
- blaze,
- betoken,
- show,
- belabor,
- daub,
- place,
- advertise,
- demonstrate,
- fleck,
- display,
- pip,
- materialise,
- mindful,
- belabour,
- meet,
- token,
- Famousness,
- patch,
- express,
- illume,
- dangle,
- centre,
- openness,
- berth,
- stain,
- divulge,
- thoughtful,
- medium,
- hue and cry,
- dwell on,
- soil,
- headline,
- arc,
- hype,
- hoopla,
- throw light upon,
- write up,
- trot out,
- affect,
- slur,
- cozy up,
- pinpoint,
- prudent,
- manifest,
- brilliance,
- situation,
- produce,
- post,
- parade,
- play up,
- give heed to,
- perform,
- Foots,
- puff up,
- blurb,
- shine up,
- painstaking,
- sidle up,
- indicate,
- overstress,
- circumspect,
- uncover,
- unfold,
- cautious,
- brighten,
- flourish,
- glare,
- heart,
- exhibit,
- gelatin,
- lay emphasis on,
- reveal,
- bring out,
- enact,
- brandish,
- report,
- materialize,
- cotton up,
- Publicness,
- concentrate,
- glower,
- evince,
- lay stress on,
- dimmer,
- common knowledge,
- speck,
- blemish,
- harp on,
- diligent,
- converge,
- bit,
- speckle,
- careful,
- flood,
- present,
- focus on,
- topographic point,
- meeting point,
- bring into prominence,
- delicate,
- center,
- audio visual,
- focal point,
- roll out,
- publicity story,
- bring into focus,
- center of attention,
- bright light,
- incarnate,
- color,
- mark,
- economical,
- coverage,
- disclose,
- touch,
- marquee,
- reclame,
- evidence,
- billet,
- underscore,
- headlamp,
- office,
- give sign,
- light source,
- cry,
- breathe,
- public relations,
- revelation,
- heedful,
- Luminate,
- dramatize,
- calcium light,
- posture,
- brighten up,
- disport,
- punctuate,
- pay attention,
- illumine,
- aware,
- lighten,
- Overshine,
- play,
- arc light,
- maculation.
Paraphrases for Spotlight:
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Equivalence
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
light.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
Fora, searchlight, foreground, accent, star.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
limelight, fore, forefront, prominence, flagship, microscope, attentiveness, hotbed, celebrity.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Spotlight:
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n.
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attention; bright beam of light
obscurity.
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Other antonyms:
downplay, back burner, background.
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attention; bright beam of light
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v.
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focus attention on
turn aside.
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focus attention on
Holonyms for Spotlight:
n.
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artifact
theater light.
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artifact