prominent in WordNet English dictionary

1. conspicuous in position or importance
   "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
   big  large  prominent 
   
2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
   "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
   outstanding  prominent  salient  spectacular  striking