emphasized
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Spoken with special stress or force: Refers to a word, syllable, or phrase that is pronounced with greater prominence or intensity to give it importance or to make it stand out.
- Made more noticeable or significant: Refers to something that is given special attention or importance, often through verbal or written means.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She repeated the emphasized word slowly so everyone would understand its importance.
- In his speech, the emphasized phrases were the ones the audience remembered best.
- The emphasized points in the contract are highlighted in bold text.
Advanced Usage
- "to be heavily emphasized": to be given very strong stress or importance.
- Safety procedures are heavily emphasized during the training program.
- "an emphasized element": a component that is deliberately made prominent.
- The emphasized element in the design is the central logo.
Variants and Related Words
- Emphasize (verb): to give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing.
- The teacher asked us to emphasize the key arguments in our essays.
- Emphatic (adjective): expressing something forcibly and clearly; synonymous with strong emphasis.
- She was emphatic about her 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.
- Accentuated: made more prominent or noticeable.
- Highlighted: drew special attention to.
Related Phrases
- To lay emphasis on: to stress the importance of something.
- The manager laid great emphasis on punctuality.
- To 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