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Synonyms for accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
accent
Synonyms:
stress, rhythm, pulsation, beat, emphasisAntonyms:
smoothness, inaccentuation, monotony, equableness, babble, flow
Princeton's WordNet
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 markemphasis, 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, emphasisdialect, 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 expressionstress, 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, idiomaccent, 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 markstress, 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, emphasizestress, 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
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
accentnoun
Synonyms:
intonation, cadence, tone, modulation of voiceaccentnoun
Synonyms:
stress (on a certain syllable)accentverb
Synonyms:
accentuate, lay stress upon, pronounce with accent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
accentnoun
Synonyms:
stress, ictus, modulation, accentuationaccentverb
Synonyms:
emphasize, accentuate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#684 | try | |
#834 | mark | |
#1230 | focus | |
#2851 | beat | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3693 | focused | |
#4487 | emphasis | |
#5017 | phrase | |
#6612 | strain | |
#7946 | tension | |
#8028 | rhythm | |
#8873 | accent | |
#12802 | emphasize | |
#19433 | underline | |
#23104 | dialect | |
#25091 | underscore | |
#32104 | emphasise | |
#37219 | idiom | |
#54875 | accentuate | |
#68313 | parlance | |
#71655 | pulsation | |
#86052 | vehemence | |
#93647 | punctuate | |
#270065 | tenseness |
How to use accent in a sentence?
I think when you're going to play such a recognizable figure in the hearts of British people you don't want to mess up the accent, if you can't convince people of that then you're lost from the start. So we spent a lot of time focusing on that.
I get a lot of calls from people who want accent softening, who say,' I want to sound like the queen,'.
It makes me feel good -- because I see young people ready to jump in, not caring about who Mitch McConnell are, Mitch McConnell religion, the color of Mitch McConnell skin, what's the accent Mitch McConnell have speaking English, they( have) one goal in mind : to make sure that they can provide aid and relief and hope with a smile.
Accent is the soul of language it gives to it both feeling and truth.
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.
Translations for accent
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- tongvalAfrikaans
- نبر, تلفظ, نطق, علامة نبر, لكنةArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- на́ціскBelarusian
- акцентирам, акце́нт, произноше́ние, ударе́ние, ритъм, [[поставям]] [[ударение]], подчертавамBulgarian
- accentuar, accentCatalan, Valencian
- přízvukCzech
- betoning, trykDanish
- Betonung, AkzentGerman
- τόνοςGreek
- akĉentoEsperanto
- acento, tilde, acentuarSpanish
- مدPersian
- ilmaisu, [[merkitä]] [[aksentit]], painottaa, pilkku, aksenttimerkki, sävy, korostus, aksentti, isku, paino, puhe, korostaa, painotus, pääpaino, erityispiirre, äänensävy, sävyttää, painopisteFinnish
- accentuer, accentFrench
- aiceann, béim ghutha, aiceannaigh, blasIrish
- beumScottish Gaelic
- acentoGalician
- מבטא, דגשHebrew
- hangsúly, ékezet, akcentusHungarian
- acentizar, acentoIdo
- áherslaIcelandic
- accentoItalian
- 強調, アクセント, 強音, なまり, 話し振りJapanese
- 강세Korean
- kirtisLithuanian
- на́гласок, акце́нт, нагла́сува, акценти́ра, прим, нагласокMacedonian
- klemtoon, uitspraak, accent, accentteken, accentueren, beklemtonen, tongvalDutch
- aksentuere, trykk, aksent, uttale, tonefall, betoning, merkeNorwegian
- akcent, naciskPolish
- linha, tonicidade, acento, sotaquePortuguese
- accent, intonațieRomanian
- акце́нт, [[ста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], штрих, [[знак]] [[ударение, [[поста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], подчеркну́ть, подчёркивать, ударе́ние, [[проставля́ть]] [[ударе́ние]], [[проста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], акценти́роватьRussian
- atzentuSardinian
- naglasak, нагласакSerbo-Croatian
- prízvukSlovak
- naglàs, naglasiti, poudaritiSlovene
- accent, accentuera, betoning, betona, brytningSwedish
- శైలి, యాసTelugu
- vurgulamak, şive, ağız, vurgu, aksanTurkish
- на́голосUkrainian
- kazetamalVolapük
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