emerging talent
Promising new ability
Emerging talent refers to people—especially in creative fields, sports, or business—who are beginning to demonstrate exceptional ability but haven't yet achieved full recognition.
The phrase suggests potential on the verge of being realized: The festival showcases emerging talent from across the region.
Often used by industries scouting for the next generation of stars.
- rising starEmerging person of promise
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- bright young thingPromising, talented youth
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- breakout starNewly prominent performer
breakthrough · promising · on the rise · raw · undiscovered · fresh face · potential · budding · up-and-coming · making waves · scout · spotlight · hidden gem · diamond in the rough · debut · audition · discovery · rookie
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- openersbottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, church key, churchkey
emerging talentold hand
Experienced person
elder statesman · grand master · old guard · institution · veteran
emerging talentfading star
Celebrity past their prime
has-been · washed-up · yesterday's news · burnout · fallen star
emerging talentno-hoper
Someone certain to fail
mediocrity · never-was · hopeless case · washout · also-ran
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