Antonyms for accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent

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1. accent

   Antonyms:
   smoothness, inaccentuation, monotony, equableness, babble, flow

   Synonyms:
   stress, rhythm, pulsation, beat, emphasis

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1. accent, speech patternnoun

   distinctive manner of oral expression

   "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

   Synonyms:
   stress, speech pattern, dialect, idiom, emphasis, accent mark

2. emphasis, accentnoun

   special importance or significance

   "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

   Synonyms:
   dialect, vehemence, stress, accent mark, idiom, speech pattern, emphasis

3. dialect, idiom, accentnoun

   the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

   "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

   Synonyms:
   phrase, artistic style, speech pattern, dialect, stress, set phrase, accent mark, idiom, parlance, emphasis, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression

4. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

   the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

   "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

   Synonyms:
   tenseness, speech pattern, vehemence, emphasis, stress, dialect, accent mark, tension, strain, focus, idiom

5. accent, accent markverb

   a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

   Synonyms:
   stress, speech pattern, dialect, idiom, emphasis, accent mark

6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

   to stress, single out as important

   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, mark, punctuate, stress, try, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline, emphasize

7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

   put stress on; utter with an accent

   "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, punctuate, stress, try, strain, accentuate, emphasize

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1. accentnoun

   Synonyms:
   stress, ictus, modulation, accentuation

2. accentverb

   Synonyms:
   emphasize, accentuate

How to use accent in a sentence?

1. Angela Yen:

   I’ve never been to Ireland. I grew up in Australia and had an Aussie accent for the last 20 years since I moved here when I was 8 years old.

2. Sarah Shepherd:

   I get a lot of calls from people who want accent softening, who say,' I want to sound like the queen,'.

3. Katey Sagal:

   It's easier for me in a way to have all the you know, when I put the wig on and I'm in these peasant clothes and, thank God, no high heels … and the accent, and there's just such a different it's just exciting. it’s a little different in that we have acting scenes together. We never had that in ‘Sons,’.

4. Sarah Shepherd:

   We're working on an RP model, but try to keep Lea Seydoux sounding French, if you have an American accent and a British accent, those will serve you very well as an actor.

5. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

   Every single day on social media fans ask me to record my movie lines, so now I get to bring this classic role and my charming Austrian accent into their cars.

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