prominently

prom·i·nent·ly
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US/ˈpɹɑmɪnəntli/UK/ˈpɹɒmɪnəntli/

adverb

In a prominent manner.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

adverbprominently (comparative more prominently, superlative most prominently)

comparative more prominently · superlative most prominently

  1. In a prominent manner.

    It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction.

    1959 November 28, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 554
    1 more example

    He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]

    2011, John O'Loughlin, Two Sides of the Same Coin

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a prominent way

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 显著地
  • 显著地in a prominent manner
Italian prominentemente, rilevantemente
  • prominentementein a prominent manner
  • rilevantementein a prominent manner
Spanish prominentemente
  • prominentementein a prominent manner
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APA

prominently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prominently

MLA

“prominently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prominently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prominently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prominently.

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