Prominent and Unknown

Prominent

Prominent adjective - Widely known.
Usage example: prominent figures in the history of sports

Unknown is an antonym for prominent in topics: famous, conspicuous, important.

Nearby Words: prominence, prominently

Unknown

Unknown adjective - Not widely known.
Usage example: looking for a relatively unknown singer to record the song

Prominent is an antonym for unknown.

Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing

Both words in one sentence

  • The most prominent example is the Treatise Metallurgica, which fills in the previously unknown Feruchemical powers of aluminum, duralumin, chromnium, nicrosil, cadmium, and bendalloy.
  • Interestingly, it's the Bothan who catches most of this—even though a prominent Bothan politician notes to her that xenophilia isn't unknown among Bothans.
  • Most of his works are silly comedies with more or less prominent erotic undertones.Zokusho's identity remains unknown, but he appears to be a single male in his late 40's.
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