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rub in

VERB
emphasize
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny
STRONG
lose mumble
WEAK
depreciate forget ignore play down understate
VERB
italicize
Synonyms
STRONG
accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore 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 out point up put accent on
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce
VERB
stress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
repeat underline underscore
STRONG
accent belabor feature headline italicize spot spotlight
WEAK
dwell on harp on lay emphasis on make emphatic play up point up
Antonyms
WEAK
attenuate reduce relax

Example Sentences

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Also unsatisfied are those who approve of nothing he has done and yet are happy to rub in his face his TACO-like unwillingness to engage in further acts of which they would also disapprove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The dance begins when Tribus pretends to spit on the floor and rub in the spit with his foot.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

Always rub in the same direction as the grain lines that the manufacturer left when buffing the sink.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

My mom warned me against trying to rub in the detergent, which she explained might actually remove the color of the jeans themselves.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2022

They were, badly, and she let him rub in the bloodmoss salve, closing her eyes and gritting her teeth.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman