PROMINENCE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word prominence. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROMINENCE
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bulge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings verb • swell or protrude outwards • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • bulge outward • cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||||||||
bump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lump on the body caused by a blow • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • an impact (as from a collision) verb • knock against with force or violence • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied • to enjoy some music greatly • to play music at loud volume | ||||||||
excrescence | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||||||||
extrusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • squeezing out by applying pressure | ||||||||
gibbosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||||
gibbousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||||
jut | verbv | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something verb • extend out or project in space | ||||||||
protrusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something | ||||||||
protuberance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||||
swelling | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |