Synonyms of punctuate

punctuate

verb

ˈpəŋk-chə-ˌwāt 

as in to emphasize

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

• emphasize
• highlight
• stress
• feature
• accent
• accentuate
• identify
• illuminate
• point (up)
• play up
• focus
• foreground
• promote
• bear down on
• pinpoint
• make much of
• press
• advertise
• publicize
• spotlight
• boost
• plug
• overplay

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tone (down)
• play down
• minimize
• understate
• de-emphasize
• underemphasize
• disparage
• belittle
• discount

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punctuate

The clash punctuated days of tension and debate over Trump’s immigration crackdown and a growing legal battle over the limits of the president’s efforts to deploy National Guard members and Marines to an American city. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 June 2025

The right-hander finished with three runs allowed over seven innings with six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts, punctuating his evening by winning a 10-pitch battle against Lowe and drawing a groundout to first. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025

For a modern take on the look, consider a fringed jacket with your summer cut-offs, and punctuate it with your go-to cowboy boots and brimmed hat. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 June 2025

But the main driver of the Reagan administration’s shift in nuclear policy was the U.S. anti-nuclear movement, symbolized by the nuclear freeze campaign and punctuated by a million person rally for disarmament in New York’s Central Park in June of 1982. —William Hartung, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025