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

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Pronounce
   • Prosody

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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. François de La Rochefoucauld:

   The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

2. David Dean Rusk:

   Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.

3. Lee Strasberg:

   A great actor is independent of the poet; because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in the prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered.

4. Sandy Valdivieso:

   When the flight attendant said we were heading to Dhaka, we believed that this was how you pronounced 'Dakar' with a Turkish accent.

5. The Shivering Truth:

   Wound: [British Accent] Blimey! that quite hit the spot, Eric. Benny: But my name is Benny. Wound: You can't fool me, Eric. You see I am no ordinary wound. For I am British. Benny: I think I'm going crazy. Wound: Nonsense. I would contend that your are... going sane.

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