salient
Hard to miss
Salient is a formal or technical adjective meaning projecting or pointing outward.
When used abstractly, as it usually is, the meaning is closer to important or prominent: The executive summary at the beginning of the report gives all the salient points.
In geography, a salient is a land form that extends outward from its surroundings.
Easily noticed or distinguished
- noticeableEasily perceived or observed
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
clear · distinct · unmistakable · glaring · pronounced · palpable · patent · discernible
Extending sharply outward
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
- sticking outExtending beyond adjacent area
raised · elevated · relieved · embossed · standing out · outthrust · overhanging · prominent
Having notable importance
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- crucialOf supreme importance
key · fundamental · paramount · pivotal · central · primary · principal · notable
Strikingly attention-grabbing
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
- remarkableWorthy of attention
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
stunning · eye-catching · vivid · bold · emphatic · forceful · sensational · memorable
prominent
Easily noticed or distinguished
- noticeableEasily perceived or observed
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
manifest · clear · distinct · unmistakable · glaring · pronounced · palpable · patent · discernible · perceptible
jutting
Extending sharply outward
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
sticking out · raised · elevated · relieved · embossed · standing out · outthrust · overhanging · prominent · extending
significant
Having notable importance
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
crucial · key · fundamental · paramount · pivotal · central · primary · principal · notable · noteworthy
arresting
Strikingly attention-grabbing
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
- remarkableWorthy of attention
startling · stunning · eye-catching · vivid · bold · emphatic · forceful · sensational · memorable · unforgettable
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, armistice
- eye-catchingstriking, conspicuous, noticeable, prominent, eye-catching
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- relevancerelevance, relevant, pertinence, pertinent, germane
- Battlefrontsfront line, front lines, frontline, Eastern Front, Western Front
- WWI Western Fronttrenches, front lines, frontline, poison gas, artillery barrages
salientinconspicuous
Not readily noticed
unnoticeable · obscure · hidden · invisible · imperceptible
salientinsignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
unimportant · trivial · minor · negligible · inconsequential
- salient pointCrucial element worth noting