Synonyms for emphasize
ˈɛm fəˌsaɪzem·pha·size

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1. emphasizeverb

   Synonyms:
   underscore, stress

   Antonyms:
   de-emphasize, downplay

2. emphasizeverb

   To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

   His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

   Synonyms:
   stress, underscore

   Antonyms:
   downplay, de-emphasize

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1. 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, accent, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline

2. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasiseverb

   give extra weight to (a communication)

   "Her gesture emphasized her words"

   Synonyms:
   punctuate, underscore, stress, accent, emphasise, accentuate, underline

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1. emphasizeverb

   Synonyms:
   accentuate

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1. List of paraphrases for "emphasize":

   stress, underline, emphasise, highlight, underscore, emphasized, stressed, emphasizes, assure, insist, stresses

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1. Esmeralda Labye in the lead-up:

   I'd like to emphasize, and this seems important me, that the incident has been caused by young men speaking German.

2. John Roberts:

   I will not criticize the political branches, we do that often enough in our opinions. But what I would like to do, briefly, is emphasize how the judicial branch is -- how it must be -- very different.

3. Alice Lichtenstein:

   The best advice we can give people is to focus on their whole diet, what foods to emphasize as well as what to minimize, in general, I think the data still supports beneficial effects of a dietary pattern rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fish, fat-free and low fat dairy and relatively low in added sugar and salt.

4. Jim Swetz:

   This was totally unnecessary. But we have to emphasize one thing: Nobody intended for that young man to die.

5. Katsuhiko Nakamura:

   Given the North Korean situation, they will really emphasize cooperation as East Asian nations.