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emphasis
noun as in importance, prominence
Strongest matches
attention, insistence, intensity, priority, significance, strength, stress, weight
Strong matches
accent, accentuation, force, headline, highlight, impressiveness, moment, positiveness, power, preeminence
Weak matches
decidedness, underlining, underscoring
Example Sentences
However, California’s emphasis on such liberal issues pushes the boundaries for many moderate voters, even those who may be sympathetic to some progressive polices, Kochel said.
“It was a really big emphasis for us, our rebounds,” Dugalic said.
Rogoff believes this emphasis is important not only for the Mayan community, but also could help to combat many of the social and environmental problems that globalization has brought worldwide.
Stroppa, however, added that Musk also “emphasises that freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment and the Italian constitution itself; therefore, as a citizen, he will continue to freely express his opinions”.
He warned that an emphasis on aggression can, at times, tip too far and leave teams vulnerable.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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