Synonyms of emphasizing

emphasizing

verb

present participle of emphasize

1

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in reinforcing

to make more apparent

that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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