high-profileadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌhaɪˈprəʊ.faɪl/us/ˌhaɪˈproʊ.faɪl/C2 attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers, television, etc.:
high-profile politicians
He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the president.
More examples
- There is a growing number of women in high-profile positions in the government.
- Some very high-profile British players have transferred to clubs abroad.
- The club has signed several high-profile players over the summer.
- He was involved in a high-profile court case last year.
- The product is being promoted through a high-profile advertising campaign.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- immortalize
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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