attention grabber
Focus-pulling element
An attention grabber is something designed to capture notice immediately—a headline, opening line, visual element, or dramatic gesture that makes people stop and pay attention.
The term is common in discussions of advertising, public speaking, and essay writing: Start your speech with an attention grabber.
Sometimes hyphenated: attention-grabber.
- headlineNews article title
- stop the pressesUrgent announcement command
- hookCurved catching device
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
- teaserSomething that piques interest
splash · bombshell · jaw dropper · showstopper · scene stealer · eyecatcher · eye candy · stunner · spectacle · must see · gimmick · bells and whistles · stunt · flashy · look at me · provocative · sensational · dramatic
- Attention phrasesheads up, watch out, look out, keep an eye on, all ears
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
- story openersopening line, opening lines, first line, first chapter, chapter one
- slogansJust Do It, Got Milk, slogan, tagline, catchphrase
- Making a Splashdebut, premiere, unveiling, entrance, grand entrance
attention grabberwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
background noise · forgettable · invisible · unnoticeable · unremarkable
attention grabbershrinking violet
Extremely timid person
nobody · cipher · ghost · wet blanket · dullard
attention grabberwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · invisible · unnoticeable · fly on the wall · face in the crowd
attention, grabber, attend, attends, attended, attending, attendant, attendants, attendance