emphasis | Definition of emphasis

Synonyms and Antonyms of emphasis

1 a special notice or importance given to something

a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports

Synonyms of emphasis

accent, accentuation, stress, underscoring, weight

Words Related to emphasis

attention, concentration, focus, spotlight

consequence, import, moment, note, significance, value, worth

precedence, primacy, priority, top billing

consideration, heed, regard

Near Antonyms of emphasis

minimization, underemphasis

disregard, indifference

Antonyms of emphasis

2 the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)

the emphasis with which my parents issued the warning about smoking left no doubt that they were serious

Synonyms of emphasis

aggressiveness, assertiveness, fierceness, forcefulness, intenseness, intensity, vehemence, vigorousness, violence

Words Related to emphasis

potency, power, strength

ardency, ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, insistence, passion, warmth

stridency, vociferousness

absoluteness, clearness, directness, incision, incisiveness, plainness, straightforwardness, vividness

Near Antonyms of emphasis

ambiguity, equivocation

delicacy, lightness, subtlety

Antonyms of emphasis

feebleness, mildness, weakness