EMPHASIZED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in intensified

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verb

past tense of emphasize

as in highlighted

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

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as in reinforced

to make more apparent that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut

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Lisa is seeing what this experience could be for her, which only emphasized just how bad her current situation on RHOSLC is. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Morgan Stanley's wrapup of the recent World Robot Conference in Beijing emphasized a preference for leading parts makers, including Shuanghuan. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Throughout training camp and the preseason, the Jets have emphasized generating more interceptions and takeaways. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 American Girl emphasized the imperfectness of history and invited girls to make the nation better. — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Mourinho emphasized this period as worrying for player fitness. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Breen also emphasized that Heath, the film’s protagonist, is different from his other heroes, who tend to have superhuman abilities. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Rolle emphasized that apprentices in MDC’s programs don’t have to pay for the costs of classes or equipment thanks to state and federal grants. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Bleeding ranchers While expensive cattle may have given some American cattle producers breathing room, ranchers who spoke with CNN emphasized that high prices haven’t ensured easy wealth. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasized

Adjective

Agents shot and killed two people in July during a period of intensified immigration sweeps — individuals the agency later said had not been targets of its operations.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
The quarterly earnings for Google’s parent company beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, though the results could lead to intensified scrutiny over tech firms’ high AI spending.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of intensified

Verb

The results reinforced confidence in AI demand, lifting the broader trade Thursday.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
It was reinforced by Washington’s alliance with Pakistan and its engagement with China during the Cold War, India’s socialist leanings in the decades after its independence, in 1947, and New Delhi’s close relationship with the Soviet Union.

— C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinforced

Adjective

These assets will take time and billions of dollars in capital investments to turn into first or enhanced production.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhanced

Verb

Speaking to the state Transportation Commission last week in San Diego, Kosup stressed that another reason for the fenders is that Navy ships have also gotten larger since the bridge opened.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
The team also stressed that scientists’ microscopic measurements result in a global impact.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stressed

Verb

Lawmaker Mapamboli said the Eurobond controversy underscored DR Congo’s challenges in managing projects and absorbing financing.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Watching Jeanie Buss make her rounds underscored the artistry of hosting, of choreographing experiences, of cultivating culture.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of underscored

Adjective

Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

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