to command attention

Examples

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• At the very least, she will command attention and could recruit people who were previously unrecruitable for Yahoo.

  Blog text (4)

• I think that she certainly had that seriousness about her and commanded attention, certainly, if not respect.

• I wish I could command attention like that.

  Last Holiday (2006)

• Certainly a figure to command attention and respect.

  Fiction book (1994)

• A more effective approach is to command attention rather than try to demand attention by being a pest.

  Blog text (19)

• People judge Assembly members' competence by their ability to command attention and speak during meetings.

  Academic text (1990)

• Renewables do not yet command attention commensurate with their potential market shares in and benefits to developing countries.

  Academic text (1995)

• Recreate yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience.

• Holzl (1997) suggests that teachers using PowerPoint presentations can accomplish their dual mission, which is to engage students in a manner that commands attention and also to assist in the retention of material.

  Academic text (2006)

• His vibrant personality commands attention whenever he walks into a room.

Synonyms

A

to attract

vsto command attention

991 1.9

Make people notice or want something

focuses on causing notice and focus rather than creating liking

F

to fascinate

vsto command attention

238 3.4

To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention

attracts notice without necessarily producing intense or emotional involvement

D

to draw attention

vsto command attention

71 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

aims to cause focused notice rather than only general awareness

R

to rivet

vsto command attention

33 6.1

To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising

causes notice but usually lacks the extreme holding and absorption

C

to catch someone's attention

vsto command attention

22 2.8

Make someone notice you or something

targets a group of people rather than a single person

C

to caught attention

vsto command attention

16 3.0

Makes people look and pay attention

is used as a present form describing the same action generally

G

to gain attention

vsto command attention

11 3.0

To get noticed and make people interested

is the active action of making people notice rather than becoming noticed

D

to draw in

vsto command attention

8 3.6

Attract people or attention

aims to cause notice or focus rather than deeper engagement

C

to catch someone's eye

vsto command attention

8 2.7

Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable

applies broadly to any sense of notice not only visual impact

H

to hold court

vsto command attention

6 7.4

To get people to listen and enjoy what you say

is specific to entertaining and speaking not simple general notice

G

to grab someone's attention

vsto command attention

3 3.3

Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested

can be used more generally without suddenness or forceful effect

C

to capture attention

vsto command attention

1 3.2

To attract and keep people's interest

causes notice but does not always keep interest for long

S

to snag one's attention

vsto command attention

1 4.4

Make someone notice something

is used more generally to bring notice rather than to surprise quickly

How Noticeable

to command attention

3 3.9

to capture attention

1 3.2

to draw attention

71 2.5

to gain attention

11 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology