LIMELIGHT Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

limelight

noun

ˈlīm-ˌlīt

as in spotlight

the center of public attention an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

back burner

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of limelight But while the memes and shares have in many ways defined the 2024 US presidential election, there's a whole world of moments that have occurred outside of the viral limelight. —

Alyssa Walker, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 The weight of his last eight years in the political limelight, and the end of his days campaigning, appeared on the mind of the ex-president Monday night. —

Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 But Buffett hasn’t always been as anxious about the political limelight. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 The bottom line Like an unwelcome ex-partner who shows up during the most inopportune times and refuses to leave, Treasury yields too have made a return and are hogging the market limelight. —

Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for limelight