emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /

VERB

stress, give priority to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate affirm assert highlight indicate maintain point out reiterate repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent articulate charge dramatize enlarge enunciate headline hit impress italicize mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate spotlight weight

WEAK

bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

lose mumble

WEAK

depreciate forget ignore play down understate

Example Sentences

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Mr. Klosterman emphasizes “the outsized role football plays in U.S. culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Another theme that Hartnett has emphasized time and again over the past twelve months is to stay long international exposure.

From MarketWatch

Dr. Anna Truzzi, now based at Queen's University Belfast and a co-author on the paper, emphasized how recent advances made the research possible.

From Science Daily

Cook emphasized the Federal Open Market Committee’s commitment to its inflation mandate, highlighting the importance of returning to a disinflationary path to achieve the 2% target.

From Barron's

Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.

From Los Angeles Times

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