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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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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

And there is the rub in all of this, because investors who expect big returns have to do something most are loathe to do in order to achieve them, namely take on big risks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

To sleep, perchance to dream the same ominous dream being shared by three complete strangers — ay, there’s the rub in the new mystery drama “Falling Water.” 10 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2016

Did she really need to rub in her first-place reign?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.