prominent
adjective/ˈprɑmɪnənt/
Frequency rank: #2,696 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Important and well known.
Example sentence
The scientist became quite prominent in the field of genetics after publishing her research.
Synonyms & related words
- famous
- well-known
- distinguished
- notable
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