Synonyms of punctuated

punctuated

verb

past tense of punctuate

as in highlighted

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highlighted
• emphasized
• stressed
• featured
• accented
• accentuated
• identified
• illuminated
• pointed (up)
• foregrounded
• focused
• played up
• pressed
• bore down on
• promoted
• made much of
• advertised
• publicized
• spotlighted
• pinpointed
• boosted
• plugged
• overplayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understated
• played down
• minimized
• toned (down)
• de-emphasized
• discounted
• underemphasized
• disparaged
• belittled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punctuated

That pick punctuated the best defensive practice of the summer for the Patriots defense, which has struggled to consistently pressure Maye and disrupt his passing game. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

And though the Valks punctuated the run with a prolific 31-point outlay in the third quarter, Nakase harped on the defensive end of the floor as the true catalyst that accelerated the Valkyries’ comeback. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Surf-rock riffs, punctuated with pockets of silence, eventually slacken in tempo for a glorious, slo-mo finish. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Abdul Carter punctuated a dominant day by getting a sack on quarterback Jaxson Dart after flying off the left edge unblocked on a fourth-and-4, as the offense drove in a two-minute situation at the end of practice. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026

In the interim, India’s democratic backsliding will continue to be punctuated by moments when its people can breathe, followed by brutal state repression. — Yamini Aiyar, Time, 29 July 2026

Those jokes and bits, further developed and punctuated with original songs, became Broad Strokes, Cohen’s one-woman show at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, directed by Alex Timbers. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 July 2026

And lest the episode linger too long on sentiment, the final scene was hilariously punctuated by the body landing on the rocks instead. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

For Hughes, the potential for Black Americans to achieve their dreams is not merely a matter of social inertia; rather, the potential to dream can be punctuated by Black dreams becoming ambition. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026