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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stress, give priority to |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, italicize, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight |
| Antonyms: | depreciate, forget, ignore, play down, understate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | italicize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emphasize |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, feature, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark*, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, stress, underline, underscore, weight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gloat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclaim triumph |
| Synonyms: | celebrate, crow*, exult, glory, rejoice, relish, rub it in, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
| Antonyms: | be sad, commiserate, sympathize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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