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Spectacular

Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show.

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Conspicuous 84% connected

Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Conspicuous 84% connected

Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dramatic 84% connected

Alt. of Dramatical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dramatic 84% connected

Alt. of Dramatical

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Impressive 84% connected

Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect th…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Impressive 84% connected

Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect th…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Spectacle 74% connected

Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or notew…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spectacle 74% connected

Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or notew…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Dramatic 92% connected

Alt. of Dramatical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Outstanding 92% connected

That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prominent 92% connected

Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Salient 92% connected

Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Striking 92% connected

of Strike

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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