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emphasized
verb. stress, give priority to
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- bear down
- charge
- dramatize
- dwell on
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- insist on
- italicize
- labor the point
- limelight
- maintain
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- mark
- pinpoint
- play up
- point out
- point up
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- put accent on
- reiterate
- repeat
- rub in
- spotlight
- underline
- underscore
- weight
emphasizes
verb. stress, give priority to
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- bear down
- charge
- dramatize
- dwell on
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- insist on
- italicize
- labor the point
- limelight
- maintain
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- mark
- pinpoint
- play up
- point out
- point up
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- put accent on
- reiterate
- repeat
- rub in
- spotlight
- underline
- underscore
- weight
emphasizing
verb. stress, give priority to
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- bear down
- charge
- dramatize
- dwell on
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- insist on
- italicize
- labor the point
- limelight
- maintain
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- mark
- pinpoint
- play up
- point out
- point up
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- put accent on
- reiterate
- repeat
- rub in
- spotlight
- underline
- underscore
- weight
halt
verb. stop, cause to stop
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- frustrate
- hamper
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- terminate
- wait
halted
verb. stop, cause to stop
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- frustrate
- hamper
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- terminate
- wait
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.