Definitions

rub in

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emphasize v.
italicize v.
stress v.

VERB

emphasize

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

Antonyms

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deny

STRONG

lose mumble

WEAK

depreciate forget ignore play down understate

VERB

italicize

Synonyms

STRONG

accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore 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 out point up put accent on

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce

VERB

stress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent belabor feature headline italicize spot spotlight

WEAK

dwell on harp on lay emphasis on make emphatic play up point up

Antonyms

WEAK

attenuate reduce relax

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rub in

Also unsatisfied are those who approve of nothing he has done and yet are happy to rub in his face his TACO-like unwillingness to engage in further acts of which they would also disapprove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The dance begins when Tribus pretends to spit on the floor and rub in the spit with his foot.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

My mom warned me against trying to rub in the detergent, which she explained might actually remove the color of the jeans themselves.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2022

The rub, in critics’ eyes, is that Apple previously had installed no functionality on devices that would give it access to user photos — under any circumstances.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021

They were, badly, and she let him rub in the bloodmoss salve, closing her eyes and gritting her teeth.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

rub in

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