spotlit
Bathed in beam
Spotlit is the past tense and past participle of spotlight—to illuminate with a focused beam of light or to draw attention to something: The singer was spotlit on an otherwise dark stage.
Figuratively, something spotlit receives prominent attention: The scandal spotlit corruption in local government.
Also spelled spotlighted.
Structural support member
- floodlitIntensely artificially illuminated
- backlitLit from behind
- glowingGiving off steady light
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
luminous · halogen · tungsten · LED · gobo · gel · dimmer · silhouette
Made visible or known
- unveiledRevealed after concealment
- unmaskedHad covering removed
- outedRevealed someone's hidden truth
- caughtSeized or grabbed
on display · transparent · visible · conspicuous · public · naked · vulnerable · accountable
Position of maximum attention
- downstageToward the audience
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
- limelightCenter of public notice
- soloPerformance by one
monologue · soliloquy · entrance · bow · curtain call · standing ovation · performer · actor
Marked for emphasis
- featuredProminently displayed or included
- showcasedDisplayed with prominence
- profiledDescribed in depth
- foregroundedMade visually or thematically dominant
focal · prominent · centerpiece · star · headliner · main attraction · singled out · media darling
beam
Structural support member
bright · luminous · halogen · tungsten · LED · gobo · gel · dimmer · silhouette · shadow
revealed
Made visible or known
caught · on display · transparent · visible · conspicuous · public · naked · vulnerable · accountable · interrogated
center stage
Position of maximum attention
- downstageToward the audience
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
- limelightCenter of public notice
solo · monologue · soliloquy · entrance · bow · curtain call · standing ovation · performer · actor · actress
highlighted
Marked for emphasis
- featuredProminently displayed or included
- showcasedDisplayed with prominence
- profiledDescribed in depth
foregrounded · focal · prominent · centerpiece · star · headliner · main attraction · singled out · media darling · celebrity
- in the spotlightReceiving public attention
- stole the spotlight
- media spotlightConcentrated journalistic focus
- hogging the spotlight