emphatic
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for emphatic
Synonyms
aggressive, assertive, dynamic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular, resounding, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, violent
Antonyms
nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic
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The Ducks jumped on top early and used a 10-1 run featuring an emphatic slam by Wooten to take a 27-16 lead. — Josh Dubow, The Seattle Times, "Oregon beats UC Irvine 73-54 to advance to Sweet 16," 25 Mar. 2019 As Rosalind, Pereyra is too emphatic and pushes too hard for a character who should register as not only madly in love but also thoughtful and wary regarding love’s limitations. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "American Players Theatre's comedy 'As You Like It' makes every word count," 19 June 2018 His celebration was simple but emphatic: a fist pump and a scream toward the nearby River End stands. — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, "Borek Dockal scores first Union goal in 3-2 win over D.C. United," 28 Apr. 2018 Three of the party’s best-known elected officials went down Tuesday in emphatic fashion. — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, "Democrats clean house with big upsets," 6 Mar. 2018 Jack Taylor/Getty Images Animal welfare advocates put two major initiatives on the ballot this November and saw emphatic wins on both Tuesday night. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "California and Florida both pass animal welfare laws by a landslide," 7 Nov. 2018 Harvard's supremacy might have been even more emphatic, if the list had only included several notable dropouts, like Bill Gates. — Kevin Conley, Town & Country, "Harvard Doesn't Suck," 26 Sep. 2014 So if the question is, did a set of underlying circumstances and attitudes allow Nassar to prosper in this particular place, the answer would appear to be an emphatic yes. — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, "Michigan State's problems start much higher than Larry Nassar and sports coaches," 2 Mar. 2018 In late November, The Washington Post came out with an emphatic anti-Furby broadside: What is a Furby? — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Furby hell: this week in tech, 20 years ago," 24 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emphatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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