highlight
nounHow many syllables in highlight?
There are 2 syllables in the word highlight.How to pronounce highlight:
Definition of highlight:
- highlight (noun):
- something (such as an event or detail) that is of major significance or special interest
Synonyms for highlight:
accent
accentuate
bring out
bring to the fore
call attention to
emphasize
feature
flag
focus
focus attention on
foreground
give prominence to
identify
illuminate
play up
point (up)
punctuate
set off
show up
spotlight
stress
underline
Antonyms for highlight:
anticlimax
bringdown
disappointment
downer
downfall
let-down
letdown
low point
lowest point
lowlight
nadir
nonevent
washout
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- poetic
- picture
- complete
- snowflakes
- backpacks
- level
- happen
- funny
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- snowflake
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- habit
- snowmen
- crazy
- muffin
- create
- better
- swimming
- looking
- spider
- mirror
- compound
- second
- rainy
- pickle
- backpack
- area
- window
- plastic
- simple
- between
- scary
- autumn
- along
- nature
- able
- against
- before
- yellow
- weather
- tiger
- downward
- greatest
- Carlos
- replace
- reply
- relate
- disgrace
- connect
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