emphasizes

VERB

stress, give priority to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate affirm assert highlight indicate maintain point out reiterate repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent articulate charge dramatize enlarge enunciate headline hit impress italicize mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate spotlight weight

WEAK

bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

lose mumble

WEAK

depreciate forget ignore play down understate

Example Sentences

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"The technology is powerful, but at the same time entails risks to our fundamental rights, especially to privacy," emphasizes Strufe.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Waller’s resistance to further cuts emphasizes the challenging path that the Fed’s incoming chair, Kevin Warsh, would face if he moved to lower rates early in his tenure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Rhodes, raised as a Swedenborgianist — a Christian denomination that emphasizes “divine love” based on the writings of theologian Emanuel Swedenborg — does not outright reject the comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But even as Warsh continuously emphasizes the link between money growth and inflation, he stops short of advocating for Friedman’s preferred policy of fixed, stable money growth.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Her mother emphasizes that the United States is a cold place, where neighbors barely know one another.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario