UNDERLINE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

underline

verb

ˈən-dər-ˌlīn

as in to emphasize

to indicate the importance of by giving prominent display the dean's speech underlined some of the impressive accomplishments racked up by members of the graduation class

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Recent Examples of underline Diesel and jet fuel have increased even more, underlining the economic threat posed by the ongoing conflict and the effective blockade of the Persian Gulf. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 On the way to Kyiv, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas underlined the importance of ensuring that those who gave the orders to kill in places like Bucha are held to account, as much as those who carried out the atrocities. —

Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 The post stands as a compressed piece of social commentary, using pop culture shorthand to underline how little—at least on the surface—seems to have changed. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 But for many, the payment process associated with the War Damages Law dragged on into the 1960s, underlining the long-term economic impact of wartime looting. —

Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underline

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Baugh, too, emphasized the generational divide.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
This emphasizes the attackers more.

— PJ Green April 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026