Synonyms of accentuating

accentuating

verb

present participle of accentuate

1

as in emphasizing

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizing
• highlighting
• stressing
• featuring
• accenting
• punctuating
• foregrounding
• identifying
• illuminating
• focusing
• bearing down on
• playing up
• spotlighting
• promoting
• pressing
• pinpointing
• advertising
• publicizing
• focussing
• pointing (up)
• making much of
• boosting
• plugging
• overplaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• understating
• de-emphasizing
• underemphasizing
• disparaging
• discounting
• toning (down)
• belittling
• playing down

• minimizing
• understating
• de-emphasizing
• underemphasizing
• disparaging
• discounting
• toning (down)
• belittling
• playing down

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2

as in enhancing

to make markedly greater in measure or degree

the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enhancing
• heightening
• intensifying
• deepening
• strengthening
• consolidating
• reinforcing
• amplifying
• boosting
• emphasizing
• broadening
• magnifying
• expanding
• augmenting
• redoubling
• sharpening
• lengthening
• extending
• stepping up
• maximizing
• enlarging
• accelerating
• enforcing
• stressing
• supplementing
• hastening
• beefing (up)
• exacerbating
• enlivening
• quickening
• amping (up)
• reenforcing
• aggravating
• restrengthening
• pointing (up)
• jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• moderating
• lessening
• weakening
• subduing
• abating
• receding
• alleviating
• dwindling
• waning
• subsiding
• tapering (off)
• easing
• lightening
• toning (down)
• letting up (on)

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• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• moderating
• lessening
• weakening
• subduing
• abating
• receding
• alleviating
• dwindling
• waning
• subsiding
• tapering (off)
• easing
• lightening
• toning (down)
• letting up (on)

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3

as in reinforcing

to make more apparent

unfortunately, the new bedspread just accentuates the dinginess of the curtains behind the bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizing
• reinforcing
• deepening
• enhancing
• underscoring
• underlining
• stressing
• strengthening
• amplifying
• italicizing
• heightening
• augmenting
• maximizing
• bringing out
• supplementing
• enlarging
• reenforcing
• boosting
• enlivening
• magnifying
• beefing (up)
• jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• reducing
• decreasing
• de-emphasizing
• diminishing
• lessening
• weakening
• understating
• subduing
• toning (down)

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• minimizing
• reducing
• decreasing
• de-emphasizing
• diminishing
• lessening
• weakening
• understating
• subduing
• toning (down)

See More