Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-profile

/hˌaɪpɹˈoʊfaɪl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: high--pro-file
IPA: /hˌaɪpɹˈoʊfaɪl/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Important or well publicized.

Example Sentences

"Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola."
"Pacers should have all been withdrawn by now, but that has been scuppered by a failure to deliver new trains on time and delays to infrastructure projects. The most high-profile withdrawals were to be Northern's Class 142s and '144s' (the latter by the end of 2018, and the '142s' by the end of last year)."
"The incident, which happened on August 5, came to light after officers leaked footage from the station's CCTV camera to a high-profile lawyer and a popular investigative TV show."

Inflected Forms

higher-profile (comparative) highest-profile (superlative)

Antonyms

low-profile

Questions

How do you pronounce high-profile?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪpɹˈoʊfaɪl/.
What does high-profile mean?: Important or well publicized.

How to pronounce high-profile

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