emphasizes

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

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emphasizes

“There isn’t any evidence that demonstrates this works,” Yasmin emphasizes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ramírez’s plots, as Mr. Warrick emphasizes, were too scattered and haphazard to force serious political change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But his performance still emphasizes full-bodied emoting as much as his dialogue delivery, if not more.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Julia Bączek emphasizes that past experiences can be processed differently over time, rather than remaining fixed and unchangeable.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Similar to many of the other methods, the Orff Schulwerk emphasizes that children should experience first and then analyze or intellectualize about music afterwards, and encourages hands-on music-making regardless of skill level.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin