highlight
Best part shown
Highlight originally meant the brightest area in a painting or photograph—where light falls most directly.
The word extends to the most memorable or important parts of something: The highlight of the trip was seeing the Northern Lights.
To highlight is to emphasize or draw attention to something, whether by marking text with a bright color or by featuring it prominently: The report highlights several concerns.
To give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
foreground · feature · amplify · heighten · punctuate · intensify · magnify · reinforce
Line beneath text
- annotateAdd explanatory remarks
- circleCurved closed shape
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
- tagIdentifier or classifier
flag · label · notation · margin · yellow · pink · neon · fluorescent
Steady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- gleamFaint reflected light
sparkle · shimmer · twinkle · brilliant · vivid · dazzling · lustrous · illuminated
Notable event marking progress
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- crowning momentSupreme point of success
- standoutExceptional person or thing
- showpiecePrized display item
centerpiece · main event · star attraction · memorable · unforgettable · peak · climax · triumph
Way things contrast
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- stand outBe noticeably different
pop · divergence · opposition · polarity · antithesis · variance · separation · set apart
Freehand hair-painting technique
blonde · sun-kissed · dimension · colorist · salon · tint · weave · sombre
accentuate
To give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
showcase · foreground · feature · amplify · heighten · punctuate · intensify · magnify · reinforce · bolster
underline
Line beneath text
tag · flag · label · notation · margin · yellow · pink · neon · fluorescent · strikethrough
glow
Steady, soft light
gleam · sparkle · shimmer · twinkle · brilliant · vivid · dazzling · lustrous · illuminated · resplendent
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- crowning momentSupreme point of success
- standoutExceptional person or thing
showpiece · centerpiece · main event · star attraction · memorable · unforgettable · peak · climax · triumph
difference
Way things contrast
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
stand out · pop · divergence · opposition · polarity · antithesis · variance · separation · set apart · relief
balayage
Freehand hair-painting technique
foil · blonde · sun-kissed · dimension · colorist · salon · tint · weave · sombre · partial
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- bronzerComplexion-warming makeup
- illuminatorSource of brightness
glow · cheekbone · strobing · dewy · radiance · champagne · iridescent · pearl · glitter · contour
compilation
Gathered works assembled together
recap · summary · sizzle · showreel · plays · replays · sports · goals · saves
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
- word searchhorizontal, vertical, diagonal, circling, circle
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- Light & Colorhue, shade, tint, brightness, saturation
highlightdownplay
Diminish perceived importance
de-emphasize · minimize · understate · underemphasize · play down
- highlight reelEdited best-of footage
- game highlightsCurated athletic moments
- career highlightNotable professional achievement
- sports highlightNotable athletic moment replayed
- match highlightsEdited sporting event clips
highlights, highlighted, highlighting, highlighter, highlighters