prominent

/pɹˈɒmɪnənt/

/ˈpɹɑmənənt/

[adjective]

prominent

[ADJECTIVE]

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

synonyms : outstanding

salient

spectacular

striking

well-known or important

synonyms : big

large

Examples

1. The museum is known for housing works by prominent modern artists.

2. I'd rather be a prominent person in a small town than move to New York City and be an abbreviated piece of nothing!

3. The art exhibit featured works from prominent Israeli artists.

4. We've actually begun employing prominent members of the hacking community to improve our cyber security, setting thieves to catch thieves, as it were.