prominent

comparative more prominent · superlative most prominent

1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

   The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding, bulging, exserted, extuberant, jutting, obtrusive, outstanding · Antonyms: improminent

2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

   Place the slogan in a more prominent position.

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy, attention-grabbing, conspicuous, eye-catching, flashy, glossy · Antonyms: improminent, discreet, improminent, inconspicuous, inevident, inobtrusive, low-profile, noteless

3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

   prominent members of the press

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy, illustrious, distinguished, eminent, forestanding, markworthy · Antonyms: improminent, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden

plural prominents

1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

   Synonyms: notodontid, prominent moth

2. historicalIn Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

   […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.

   2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234