Thesaurus

accentuating

verb , present participle of accentuate

Synonyms and Antonyms of accentuating

1 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 of accentuating

accenting, emphasizing, featuring, foregrounding, highlighting, illuminating, playing up, pointing (up), pressing, punctuating, stressing

Words Related to accentuating

focusing (also focussing), identifying, pinpointing, spotlighting

advertising, boosting, plugging, promoting, publicizing

overplaying

Phrases Synonymous with accentuating

bearing down on, making much of

Near Antonyms of accentuating

toning (down), underemphasizing, understating

belittling, discounting, disparaging, minimizing

Antonyms of accentuating

de-emphasizing, playing down

2 to make markedly greater in measure or degree

the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression

Synonyms of accentuating

amping (up), amplifying, beefing (up), boosting, consolidating, deepening, enhancing, heightening, intensifying, magnifying, redoubling, stepping up, strengthening

Words Related to accentuating

broadening, enlarging, expanding, extending, lengthening

accelerating, hastening, quickening

emphasizing, pointing (up), sharpening, stressing

augmenting, enforcing, reinforcing (also reenforcing), restrengthening, supplementing

maximizing

enlivening, jazzing (up)

aggravating, exacerbating

Near Antonyms of accentuating

decreasing, diminishing, lessening, letting up (on), reducing, subduing, toning (down), weakening

dwindling, receding, subsiding, tapering (off), waning

alleviating, easing, lightening

Antonyms of accentuating

abating, moderating

3 to make more apparent

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

Synonyms of accentuating

bringing out, emphasizing, italicizing, stressing, underlining, underscoring

Words Related to accentuating

amplifying, beefing (up), boosting, reinforcing (also reenforcing), strengthening

augmenting, deepening, enhancing, enlarging, heightening, magnifying, maximizing, supplementing

enlivening, jazzing (up)

Near Antonyms of accentuating

decreasing, diminishing, lessening, minimizing, reducing, subduing, toning (down), understating, weakening

Antonyms of accentuating

de-emphasizing

Learn More about accentuating

Nglish: Translation of accentuating for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of accentuating for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up accentuating? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments

Thesaurus

accentuating

Synonyms and Antonyms of accentuating

Learn More about accentuating

Seen and Heard

WORD OF THE DAY

exoteric

At the Root of ‘Cubicle’

Meet Puku, Our New Kids' App!

Where in the World? A Quiz

8 Meaty Idioms

On Contractions of Multiple Words