emphasizes

VERB

stress, give priority to

Synonyms

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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

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emphasizes

Ms. Zambello’s 2014 production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” directed in a revival by Joshua R. Horowitz, emphasizes the theme of American power: Most of Acts 1 and 2 are set in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Weight-loss advice often emphasizes calorie restriction and smaller portions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil — and limiting foods like red meat, cheese and sugar.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Talarico’s campaign emphasizes the need to get the government out of private personal decisions, and the Democrat advocates for a version of Christianity that accepts all people as made in God’s image.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

This is true even of tonalism, which emphasizes dark, neutral hues like gray and brown.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson