They prefer the shadows rather than the spotlight.
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Spotlight
//ˈspɑtˌlaɪt//
Synonyms for "spotlight" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
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Noun(4 words)
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3 entriesmanner of
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2 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 29 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- kollig noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- kollig noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Arabic
1 entries- أَضْوَاء noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Bulgarian
4 entries- проже́ктор noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- център на внимание noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- обръщам внимание verb (draw attention to)
- осветявам verb (illuminate with a spotlight)
Catalan
1 entries- focus noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 焦點 /焦点 noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- 聚光燈 /聚光灯 noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- 重點 /重点 noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Dutch
1 entries- spotlight noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Esperanto
4 entries- lumĵetilo noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- planklumo noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- spoto noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- lumĵeti verb (illuminate with a spotlight)
Finnish
4 entries- huomion keskipiste noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- kohdevalo noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- valokeila noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
- valonheitin noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
French
1 entries- projecteur noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
German
4 entries- Rampenlicht noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- Scheinwerfer noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- Scheinwerferlicht noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
- Schlaglicht noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
Hebrew
1 entries- זְרַקּוֹר noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Hungarian
2 entries- reflektor noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- reflektorfény noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
Italian
1 entries- riflettore noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Japanese
1 entries- スポットライト noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Macedonian
3 entries- це́нтар на внима́ние noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- о́светли verb (illuminate with a spotlight)
- свр́ти внима́ние verb (draw attention to)
Manx
2 entries- spohthoilshey noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- spohthoilshey noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
Māori
2 entries- tīwhiri noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- tūrama arotahi verb (illuminate with a spotlight)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- søkelys noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- søkelys noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Persian
2 entries- نورافکن noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- پروژکتور noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Polish
3 entries- centrum uwagi noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- jupiter noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- reflektor noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Portuguese
4 entries- centro das atenções noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- holofote noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- holofote noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
- holofotes noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Russian
2 entries- проже́ктор noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- центр внима́ния noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- solas mòr noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- solas mòr noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- centar pozornosti noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- vidjelo noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
Slovene
1 entries- žaromet noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Spanish
4 entries- centro atencional noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- foco noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- foco de atención noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- proyector noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Swedish
4 entries- rampljus noun (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
- slagljus noun (the circle of light shed by a spotlight)
- spotlight noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
- strålkastare noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Thai
1 entries- สบอตไลท์ noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Turkish
1 entries- spot lambası noun (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The congressman has been in the spotlight ever since his untoward remarks about African Americans.
Source: tatoeba (982673)
It's hard for me to always be in the spotlight.
Source: tatoeba (2889207)
I love being in the spotlight.
Source: tatoeba (3702957)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.