Antonyms for accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent

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1. accent

   Antonyms:
   smoothness, inaccentuation, monotony, equableness, babble, flow

   Synonyms:
   stress, rhythm, pulsation, beat, emphasis

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1. • Importance
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1. accent, speech patternnoun

   distinctive manner of oral expression

   "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

   Synonyms:
   stress, speech pattern, dialect, idiom, emphasis, accent mark

2. emphasis, accentnoun

   special importance or significance

   "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

   Synonyms:
   dialect, vehemence, stress, accent mark, idiom, speech pattern, emphasis

3. dialect, idiom, accentnoun

   the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

   "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

   Synonyms:
   phrase, artistic style, speech pattern, dialect, stress, set phrase, accent mark, idiom, parlance, emphasis, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression

4. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

   the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

   "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

   Synonyms:
   tenseness, speech pattern, vehemence, emphasis, stress, dialect, accent mark, tension, strain, focus, idiom

5. accent, accent markverb

   a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

   Synonyms:
   stress, speech pattern, dialect, idiom, emphasis, accent mark

6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

   to stress, single out as important

   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, mark, punctuate, stress, try, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline, emphasize

7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

   put stress on; utter with an accent

   "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, punctuate, stress, try, strain, accentuate, emphasize

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1. accentnoun

   Synonyms:
   stress, ictus, modulation, accentuation

2. accentverb

   Synonyms:
   emphasize, accentuate

How to use accent in a sentence?

1. Jeb Bush:

   If we embrace a set of shared values, then it shouldn't matter if you have a 'z' at the end of your name, or your accent might be different, 'cause guess what? There are people in this country, that have accents different from mine and mine's different from theirs. It doesn't matter.

2. Heinrich Heine:

   Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.

3. Chadwick Boseman:

   I knew that an African accent could carry all of that passion in the English language just as well as a British one could if not better.

4. Marlen Ochoa-Lopez:

   And the city of Chicago needs to awaken itself, if there is a place where you are not respected because of your accent, instead of your intelligence, don't accept it.

5. Matsumoto Seiko:

   When I was younger, I was working in Osaka, my accent from the countryside made me very self-conscious and shy, but since my hometown has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, I'm so proud to introduce it to others.

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