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Highlight

/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/

An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

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📖 Definitions of "Highlight"

noun

1
An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
2
An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
"Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain."
3
A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

verb

1
To make prominent; emphasize.
2
To be a highlight of.
3
To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
4
To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.

🔄 Synonyms of "Highlight"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
spotlightnoun	(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
foregroundnoun	(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
play upverb	(transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
highlightingnoun	The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.
high spotnoun	the most interesting or memorable part

↔️ Antonyms of "Highlight"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
backgroundnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
play downverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Highlight"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
foregroundnoun	(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
spotlightnoun	(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
play upverb	(transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
high spotnoun	the most interesting or memorable part
underliningnoun	An act or instance of marking text with an underline.
underscoreverb	A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
underlineverb	A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
depictverb	To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
outlinenoun	A general description of some subject.
citeverb	(transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
quoteverb	A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
notenoun	A symbol or annotation.
accentuateverb	(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
describeverb	(transitive) To represent in words.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
climaxnoun	(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
sayverb	(transitive) To pronounce.
emphasiseverb	British standard spelling of emphasize.
referverb	(transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)
publicizeverb	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise. [To make widely known to the public.]