We should not place too much emphasis on money.
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Emphasis
/ˈɛmfəsɪs/
Synonyms for "emphasis" (205 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Noun(10 words)
Strong matches (62)
Adjective(5 words)
educational focuseducational importancegreat excitementhigh degree of forcefulnessinstructional emphasis
elegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameterempathyepitriteexcellencefeminine caesurafigure of speechfootforcegrammatical accentgravityheptameterheptapodyheroic couplethexameterhexapodyhigh orderhigh rankiamb
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iambiciambic pentameterictusimportimportanceinterestintonationintonation patternionicjinglelevel of stresslilt
Noun(22 words)
emphasizingfocusfocus calmlyfocusesfocusingforcefulnessforegroundforegroundingforegroundshavocheighteninghighlighthighlightinghighlightsimportanceinsistenceintensifyingitalicizationitalicizinglarges
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lesson focusloudness
Verb(2 words)
gain prominencekeep current focus
Determiner(1 words)
its importance
Related words (102)
Noun(21 words)
make a gesturemore forcefulmore forcefullymore signal amendment intentmost importantmost repetitivelypet care orientedpriorityrestatingsaliencysforzandospotlightingsteady focusstressesstressingtopic focustraining focusedusage focusvehemenceweight
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malapropismmarkmasculine caesuramaterialitymeasuremeritmetaphormetermetrical accentmetrical footmetrical groupmetrical unitmetricsmetronmolossusmomentmoramovementnotenumbers
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paeonparalipsisparamountcypentameterpentapodyperiodpitch accentprecedencepreeminenceprimacyprimary stresspriorityproceleusmaticprominenceprosodicsprosodypyrrhicquantityrhetorical accentrhythmrhythmic patternrhythmical accentrhythmical stresssecondary stressself-importancesignificancesimilespeechspondeesprung rhythmstressstress accentstress arsisstress patternsuperioritysupremacyswingsyzygytertiary stresstetrametertetrapodytetrasemethesistonetone accenttribrachtrimetertripodytrisemetrocheeunderliningunderscoringvalueweak stressweightworth
Adjective(4 words)
red markspoken signalsutmost degreewritten emphasis
Preposition(1 words)
with great force
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15 total sentences available.
We lay emphasis on the importance of being sincere.
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The newscaster puts too much emphasis on the food crisis.
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This point deserves special emphasis.
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