attention-grabbing

adjective

Attracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.

“The attention-grabbing headline sent the crowd into a frenzy.”

Meanings

adjectiveattention-grabbing (comparative more attention-grabbing, superlative most attention-grabbing)

comparative more attention-grabbing · superlative most attention-grabbing

  1. Attracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.

    The attention-grabbing headline sent the crowd into a frenzy.

    Synonyms: eye-catching, flashy, prominent, conspicuous, eye-catching, flashy, glossy, grabby

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAttracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 引人注目的
  • 引人注目的 (yǐnrénzhùmù de)attracting notice and attention
Finnish huomiota herättävä
  • huomiota herättäväattracting notice and attention
French accrocheur, tapageur
  • accrocheurattracting notice and attention
  • tapageurattracting notice and attention
  • tape-à-l'œilattracting notice and attention
  • racoleurattracting notice and attention
German aufmerksamkeitsheischend
  • aufmerksamkeitsheischendattracting notice and attention
Indonesian mencolok, menarik perhatian
  • mencolokattracting notice and attention
  • menarik perhatianattracting notice and attention
Polish przyciągający uwagę
  • przyciągający uwagęattracting notice and attention
Tagalog agaw-pansin
  • agaw-pansinattracting notice and attention
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APA

attention-grabbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention-grabbing

MLA

“attention-grabbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention-grabbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attention-grabbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention-grabbing.

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