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Synonyms for accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.3 / 4 votes

  1. accent

    Synonyms:
    stress, rhythm, pulsation, beat, emphasis

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. accentnoun

    Synonyms:
    intonation, cadence, tone, modulation of voice

  2. accentnoun

    Synonyms:
    stress (on a certain syllable)

  3. accentverb

    Synonyms:
    accentuate, lay stress upon, pronounce with accent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. accentnoun

    Synonyms:
    stress, ictus, modulation, accentuation

  2. accentverb

    Synonyms:
    emphasize, accentuate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "accent":

    emphasis, focus, 'accent, focused

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#25091underscore
#32104emphasise
#37219idiom
#54875accentuate
#68313parlance
#71655pulsation
#86052vehemence
#93647punctuate
#270065tenseness

How to use accent in a sentence?

  1. Sarah Gadon:

    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.

  2. Sarah Shepherd:

    I get a lot of calls from people who want accent softening, who say,' I want to sound like the queen,'.

  3. Marcus Samuelsson:

    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.

  4. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

    Accent is the soul of language it gives to it both feeling and truth.

  5. 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.


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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