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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emphasis |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuation, beat, force, import, importance, significance, urgency, weight |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | stress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accentuate, emphasize |
| Synonyms: | accent, belabor, dwell on, feature, harp on, headline, italicize, lay emphasis on, make emphatic, play up, point up, repeat, rub in, spot, spotlight*, underline, underscore* |
| Antonyms: | attenuate, reduce, relax |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put under physical or mental pressure |
| Synonyms: | afflict, burden, crunch, distend, force, fret, hassle, overdo, overextend, pull, put in traction, put on trial, spring, strain, stretch, tense, tense up, traumatize, worry |
| Main Entry: | accent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance, emphasis |
| Synonyms: | significance, stress, weight |
| Antonyms: | unimportance |
| Main Entry: | accent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place emphasis, importance |
| Synonyms: | accentuate, draw attention to, emphasize, highlight, intensify, stress, underline, underscore |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledge, minimize |
| Main Entry: | accentuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus attention on |
| Synonyms: | accent, bring attention to, call attention to, draw attention to, emphasize, feature, give prominence to, highlight, point up, spotlight, stress, underline, underscore |
| Antonyms: | divert attention from, mask |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feeling of sudden fear |
| Synonyms: | anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fright, horror, nervousness, panic, scare, strain, stress, tension, terror, trepidation, unease, uneasiness |
| Antonyms: | assurance, calmness, composure, confidence, peace, quietness, repose, security |
| Main Entry: | assert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insist, declare, maintain |
| Synonyms: | advance, affirm, allege, argue, asservate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, butt in, cite, claim, contend, defend, horn in, justify, mouth off, pop off, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put forward, say, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's wad, stand up for, state, stress, swear, uphold, vindicate, warrant |
| Antonyms: | deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | brunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad end of a situation |
| Synonyms: | burden, force, full force, impact, pressure, shock, strain, stress, tension, thrust, violence |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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