What are some alternative words for emphasize?
Synonyms for emphasize
ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz
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Princeton's WordNet
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate(verb)
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Synonyms:
emphasise, mark, punctuate, stress, try, accent, underscore, strain, accentuate, underlineunderscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise(verb)
give extra weight to (a communication)
"Her gesture emphasized her words"
Synonyms:
punctuate, underscore, stress, accent, emphasise, accentuate, underline
Wiktionary
emphasize(verb)
Synonyms:
underscore, stressAntonyms:
de-emphasize, downplayemphasize(verb)
To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.
Synonyms:
stress, underscoreAntonyms:
downplay, de-emphasize
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
emphasize(v)
Synonyms:
accentuate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "emphasize":
stress, underline, emphasise, highlight, underscore, emphasized, stressed, emphasizes, assure, insist, stresses
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#684 | try | |
#834 | mark | |
#2989 | stress | |
#6031 | highlight | |
#6612 | strain | |
#7231 | assure | |
#8873 | accent | |
#10895 | stressed | |
#12802 | emphasize | |
#13716 | emphasized | |
#13994 | insist | |
#15210 | stresses | |
#16401 | emphasizes | |
#19433 | underline | |
#25091 | underscore | |
#32104 | emphasise | |
#54875 | accentuate | |
#93647 | punctuate |
How to use emphasize in a sentence?
This is a routine part of the process, this is why we emphasize that election-night results are unofficial.
Although this study didn't address whey protein supplements, those have been linked to severe acne in some cases, and I would recommend stopping those, i always emphasize, though, that any dietary change would be used in addition to medical therapy and not in place of medical therapy.
These results emphasize the fundamental psychological bias many people have against interacting with those who do not share their partisanship.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore:
My goal was to focus on the importance of this election as a real turning point, and to emphasize the dangers of continuing on a road that will further undermine America's economy and weaken our national security.
I think people misunderstand boredom. They think it's simply borne out of the absence of things to do. It's really important to emphasize that is not the case.
Translations for emphasize
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- شددArabic
- подчертавам, изтъквамBulgarian
- emfatitzarCatalan, Valencian
- zdůraznitCzech
- betonenGerman
- υπογραμμίζωGreek
- subrayar, enfatizarSpanish
- اهمیت دادنPersian
- painottaa, korostaa, tähdentääFinnish
- soulignerFrench
- emfazarIdo
- enfatizzare, evidenziare, sottolineareItalian
- להדגישHebrew
- 強調, アクセントJapanese
- miramiraMāori
- benadrukkenDutch
- enfatizarPortuguese
- подчёркивать, подчеркнутьRussian
- poudáritiSlovene
- betona, understrykaSwedish
- வலியுறுத்தTamil
- เน้นThai
- підкреслитиUkrainian
- زور دیناUrdu
- ונטערשטרייַכןYiddish
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