emphasised
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Spoken or written with special stress or importance: Describes something that is given particular prominence, force, or clarity to make it stand out.
- Made more noticeable or significant: Refers to an idea, point, or feature that has been deliberately highlighted or accentuated.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The teacher's emphasised instructions ensured everyone understood the safety rules.
- In her report, the key findings were emphasised in bold text.
- He repeated the emphasised word to make sure the audience caught his main argument.
Advanced Usage
- To be heavily emphasised: To be given very strong or repeated focus.
- The need for teamwork was heavily emphasised throughout the training program.
- An emphasised point: A specific idea or argument that is stressed.
- The most emphasised point in the lecture was the importance of citing sources.
Variants and Related Words
- Emphasise (verb): To give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing.
- She will emphasise the core values during her speech.
- Emphatic (adjective): Expressed or performed with emphasis; forceful and clear.
- He was emphatic about his decision to resign.
- Emphasis (noun): Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
- The course places a strong emphasis on practical skills.
Synonyms
- Stressed: Given particular emphasis or importance.
- Highlighted: Made visually or rhetorically prominent.
- Accentuated: Given emphasis or made more noticeable.
Related Phrases
- Lay emphasis on: To stress the importance of something.
- The manager laid emphasis on punctuality.
- Put emphasis on: To give special attention or importance to something.
- The new policy puts emphasis on customer satisfaction.
Adjective
- spoken with emphasis
- an emphatic word