George was the highlight of the evening.
Source: tatoeba (605836)
Highlight
//ˈhaɪˌlaɪt//
Synonyms for "highlight" (162 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (81)
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make plainmanifestmarkmaterializemeannoteoutstanding featureoveraccentuateoveremphasizeoverhead lightingovershineoverstressparadeperformphotosensitivityplace emphasis onplaypoint uppresentproducepunctuateradianceradiancyradiant energyradiationrelumereluminerepresentrevealrinseroll outrub inset forthshed light uponshine uponshowshow forthsidelightsignifyspot lightingspotlightstage lightingstand forstarstressstrip lightingsuggestsymptomatizesymptomizetestifythrow light upontokentonalitytrot outunderlineunderscoreunfoldvisible radiationwave
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12 entriesTranslations
133 translations across 32 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- основен момент noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- изтъквам verb (to make prominent)
- маркирам verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
- откроявам се verb (to be a highlight of)
Catalan
4 entries- ble noun (hair dyed a different color)
- llum noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- metxa noun (hair dyed a different color)
- emfasitzar verb (to make prominent)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 花絮 noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- 凸顯 /凸显 verb (to make prominent)
- 強調 /强调 verb (to make prominent)
- 突出 verb (to make prominent)
Czech
1 entries- zvýraznit verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Danish
1 entries- fremhæve verb (to make prominent)
Dutch
2 entries- benadrukken verb (to make prominent)
- naar voren halen verb (to make prominent)
Esperanto
1 entries- emfazi verb (to make prominent)
Finnish
4 entries- huippuvalo noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- kohokohta noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- korostus noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- korostaa verb (to make prominent)
French
4 entries- fait saillant noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- instant le plus marquant noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- moment le plus marquant noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- rehaut noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
German
4 entries- Highlight noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- Höhepunkt noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- beleuchten verb (to make prominent)
- hervorheben verb (to make prominent)
Greek
1 entries- ανταύγεια noun (hair dyed a different color)
Hungarian
4 entries- melír noun (hair dyed a different color)
- kiemel verb (to make prominent)
- kiemel verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
- megjelöl verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Icelandic
1 entries- taka fram verb (to make prominent)
Irish
3 entries- gealán noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- gealán noun (hair dyed a different color)
- aird a tharraingt ar verb (to make prominent)
Italian
4 entries- bagliore noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- chiarore noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- chicca noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- colpi di sole noun (hair dyed a different color)
Japanese
4 entries- ハイライト noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- ハイライト noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- ハイライト noun (hair dyed a different color)
- ハイライト verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Korean
3 entries- 하이라이트 noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- 하이라이트 noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- 하이라이트 noun (hair dyed a different color)
Latin
1 entries- fastīgium noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
Malay
2 entries- imej tumpu noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- serlah verb (to make prominent)
Min Nan Chinese
1 entries- 明顯標出 /明显标出 verb (to be a highlight of)
Māori
2 entries- miramira verb (to make prominent)
- miramira verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Norwegian
4 entries- betone verb (to make prominent)
- markere verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
- utheve verb (to make prominent)
- utheve verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Occitan
1 entries- soslinhar verb (to make prominent)
Persian
2 entries- روشن noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- پررنگ noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
Polish
3 entries- balejaż noun (hair dyed a different color)
- zakreślać verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
- zakreślić verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Portuguese
4 entries- luz noun (hair dyed a different color)
- madeixa noun (hair dyed a different color)
- ponto alto noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- destacar verb (to make prominent)
Russian
4 entries- основно́й моме́нт noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- све́тлый уча́сток noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- хайлайт noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- вы́двинуть на пе́рвый план verb (to make prominent)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- истицати verb (to make prominent)
- наглашавати verb (to make prominent)
Spanish
4 entries- enfatización noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- mecha noun (hair dyed a different color)
- mechita noun (hair dyed a different color)
- rayito noun (hair dyed a different color)
Swedish
4 entries- höjdpunkt noun (especially significant or interesting detail or event)
- ljuspunkt noun (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph)
- slinga noun (hair dyed a different color)
- lyfta fram verb (to make prominent)
Turkish
1 entries- altını çizmek verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Welsh
1 entries- aroleuo verb (to mark with a fluorescent marker)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The bioluminescent bay was the highlight of our trip.
Source: tatoeba (2397008)
This was the highlight of my day.
Source: tatoeba (2722004)
In the fall semester of 2015, a group of students created the Third Door project to highlight the need for gender-neutral bathrooms.
Source: tatoeba (6217039)
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