Antonyms for emphatic
ɛmˈfæt ɪkem·phat·ic

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1. emphatic

   Antonyms:
   mild, unemphatic, cool, unimpassioned, unimportant, ordinary, unnoticeable, commonplace

   Synonyms:
   earnest, forcible, strong, energetic, impressive, positive, important, special, egregious, consummate

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1. emphatic, emphasized, emphasisedadjective

   spoken with emphasis

   "an emphatic word"

   Antonyms:
   unassertive, unstressed, forceless, unforceful

   Synonyms:
   emphasized, exclamatory, emphasised, forceful

2. emphatic, exclamatoryadjective

   sudden and strong

   "an emphatic no"

   Antonyms:
   unstressed, unforceful, forceless, unassertive

   Synonyms:
   emphasized, exclamatory, emphasised, forceful

3. emphatic, forcefuladjective

   forceful and definite in expression or action

   "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

   Antonyms:
   forceless, unassertive, unstressed, unforceful

   Synonyms:
   emphasized, exclamatory, emphasised, forceful

How to use emphatic in a sentence?

1. The IEA:

   Although we do not formally forecast OPEC oil production, in a scenario whereby Iran adds 600,000 bpd to the market by mid-year and other members maintain current output, global oil supply could exceed demand by 1.5 million bpd in the first half of 2016, while the pace of stock-building eases in the second half of the year as supply from non-OPEC producers falls, unless something changes, the oil market could drown in over-supply. So the answer to our question is an emphatic yes. It could go lower.

2. Euan Graham:

   When the U.K. sends a ship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since 2008 and it sailed down the median line, the point that it’s making is that they know China knows where that line is, in order for the status quo to be meaningful, it has to be upheld and the most emphatic way to do that is to physically demonstrate with a government asset like a warship.

3. John McCain:

   Such smear tactics should not be tolerated and deserve an emphatic response.

4. President Juan Hernandez:

   Clearly, in this kind of work there can always be imperfections and inappropriate methods used, but we have been emphatic that in the struggle against violence we will not tolerate rights violations.

5. Donald Trump:

   If current trends continue, the last wild African elephants and rhinos will be killed before my daughter Charlotte reaches her 25th birthday, the question is: can we be bothered to do our bit? By signing this declaration, you, the leaders of some of the most important transportation companies and agencies on earth are answering with an emphatic, 'yes'.

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