eye-catching

adjective

Definition of eye-catchingnext
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention Brad needs an eye-catching slogan for his campaign for president of the student body

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-catching
  1. noticeable
  2. prominent
  3. dramatic
  4. commanding
  5. remarkable
  6. impressive
  7. striking
  8. brilliant
Adjective
  • Look for diamonds with higher clarity grades to avoid noticeable imperfections.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Bayern squad has shown some noticeable holes this season, with the attack, in particular, lacking depth.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • Tokenization is one of the most prominent use cases of blockchain, but the speed of adoption here has been limited in part due to legal and regulatory uncertainty.
    Matt Ong, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Those eye-catching, lung-busting runs have become a prominent feature.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of prominent
Adjective
  • Filming activity hit dramatic lows in the Los Angeles area this year, driven by studio cost-cutting amid a broader industry retrenchment and the relocation of productions to cheaper locales, including the U.K. and Central Europe.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The latter, designed by Albert Frey, opened in 1965 as an Enco gas station with its dramatic triangular overhang protecting the pumps from the heat.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
    Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Also remarkable is the huge number of musicians who have passed through the bands ranks.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The film stars Poitier, Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte and has a remarkable supporting cast including Calvin Lockhart, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Marshall, Rosalind Cash, Paul Harris and Harold Nicholas.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • Sustainability Kona Village boasts a number of impressive sustainability initiatives.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of impressive
Adjective
  • Some of the most striking counterexamples involve individuals unable to produce or comprehend language.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Roppongi station's Hibiya and Oedo lines put you within striking distance of everywhere that matters.
    Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of striking
Adjective
  • Waning crescent moon, Venus and Regulus Those on the East Coast who look up and to the east Sept. 19 about 45 minutes before sunrise will see a crescent moon, Venus and brilliant star Regulus aligned.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Sherwood then iced the game with a brilliant defensive play while protecting the late 2-0 lead.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of brilliant
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