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underscore [v. uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr; n. uhn-der-skawr, -skohr]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: underline, emphasize
Synonyms: accent, accentuate, call attention to, caption, draw attention to, feature, give emphasis, highlight, indicate, italicize, mark, point to, stress
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: emphasize
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
Main Entry: feature
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give prominence to
Synonyms: accentuate, advertise, blaze*, call attention to, emphasize, headline, italicize, make conspicuous, mark, play up, point up, present, promote, set off, spotlight*, star, stress, underline, underscore
Notes: the opener comes first in a three-comic show, followed by the feature, followed by the headliner
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: play up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: emphasize
Synonyms: accentuate, bring to the fore, call attention to, feature, highlight, italicize, magnify, make a production of, point up, stress, turn spotlight on, underline, underscore
Antonyms: deemphasize, play down, underrate, undervalue
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
Main Entry: underline
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: emphasize; mark
Synonyms: accentuate, bracket, call attention to, caption, check off, draw attention to, feature, give emphasis, highlight, indicate, interlineate, italicize, play up, point to, point up, rule, stress, underscore
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
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