VISIBILITY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

visibility

noun

Definition of visibility

as in observability

the degree to which someone or something can be seen When cycling at night, it's a good idea to wear reflective clothing to enhance your visibility to drivers.

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as in prominence

the state of being publicly acknowledged or known The company hoped that the advertising deal would give their brand greater visibility.

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Recent Examples of visibility The experience is curated to give each of them the visibility their work has earned. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 But the inability a company to buy ads hampers a campaign’s visibility and removes a key tool that studios use to spread the word about a movie currently in theaters. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 The document lays out a 90-day compliance agenda, which features a realistic baseline for tier visibility, entity list screening and a documentation stress test that was developed based on a real-life CBP inquiry. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park was temporarily closed on Tuesday due to poor visibility and ice and snow on the road. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visibility

Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibility

Noun

If implementation falls from two weeks to three days but validation still takes 10, the next dollar of improvement probably belongs in test automation, observability or system documentation, not more code generation.

— Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
That function matters for an aircraft built around low observability.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of observability

Noun

From union leader to president Lula rose to national prominence as the leader of a metalworkers' union that organized strikes that helped bring down Brazil's dictatorship in the 1980s.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Rivera and Hernández, each speaking over the din of his own taquería, offered fundamentally different accounts of how El Califa first rose to international prominence, who deserved the credit and what gives a taco its star quality.

— Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of prominence

Noun

Starting end of November, Upper East Siders can seek sanctuary at a new spa presented by prestige skin care brand Augustinus Bader.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Circana also notes that prestige and luxury brands continue to grow, suggesting dupe demand and premium demand can coexist within the same shopper.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of prestige

Noun

An offense run by a coach of McVay's stature should not struggle in as many basic aspects as this one did Sunday — and much of that awfulness was due to McVay's erratic play-calling and Stafford's inconsistent decisions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
The brusque treatment of an executive of Bajaria’s stature is a sign that no one is safe from scrutiny, and no one should ever count on making a graceful exit.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stature

Noun

The case marks the latest legal challenge for Peters, whose internet notoriety crossed into the mainstream after previous brushes with the law.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
New Stanford wants to reel in viewers with the notoriety of the original study and the promise that hot buttons will be pushed.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of notoriety

Noun

As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Before digging into that, the interface looks a lot like macOS, with an app drawer at the bottom of the screen with a search function and a status bar at the top with app-level options, time, battery, notifications, and connectivity controls.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of status

Noun

Movie reboots have soared in popularity, with more than a few filmed in and around Atlanta.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Though, to be clear, Jackson Hole is doing a lot more than selling tongue-in-cheek souvenir tees to help protect its natural beauty and authentic character as popularity grows.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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