Words Like PROMINENCE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PROMINENCE.

19 Alternative Words Similar to prominence

1 Bulge Noun      Synonym Words Like Bulge
2 Bump Noun      Synonym Words Like Bump
3 Hump Noun      Synonym Words Like Hump
4 Gibbosity Noun      Synonym Words Like Gibbosity
5 Gibbousness Noun      Synonym Words Like Gibbousness
6 Jut Noun      Synonym Words Like Jut
7 Protuberance Noun      Synonym Words Like Protuberance
8 Protrusion Noun      Synonym Words Like Protrusion
9 Extrusion Noun      Synonym Words Like Extrusion
10 Excrescence Noun      Synonym Words Like Excrescence
11 Importance Noun      Synonym Words Like Importance
12 Projection Noun      Synonym Words Like Projection
13 Standing Noun      Synonym Words Like Standing
14 Nub Noun      Hyponym Words Like Nub
15 Nubble Noun      Hyponym Words Like Nubble
16 Caput Noun      Hyponym Words Like Caput
17 Wart Noun      Hyponym Words Like Wart
18 Mogul Noun      Hyponym Words Like Mogul
19 Spotlight Noun      Hyponym Words Like Spotlight

4 examples of prominence

1 the hump of a camel
2 he stood on the rocky prominence
3 the bony excrescence between its horns
4 the occipital protuberance was well developed

10 definitions of prominence

1 The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.
2 That which is prominent; a protuberance.
3 something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
4 relative importance
5 the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
6 The quality or condition of being prominent.
7 Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
8 Anatomy A small projection or protuberance.
9 Astronomy A tonguelike cloud of flaming gas rising from the sun's surface, visible as part of the corona during a total solar eclipse.
10 The property of being prominent; a standing or jutting out from the surface of something; also, that which juts out; protuberance: as, the prominence of a joint; the prominence of a rock or cliff; the prominences of the face.
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