Synonyms of underscored

underscored

verb

past tense of underscore

as in emphasized

to make more apparent

a history of the Old West that underscores the role that pioneer women had in bringing order and stability to the wild frontier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasized
• reinforced
• underlined
• deepened
• stressed
• accentuated
• enhanced
• brought out
• italicized
• strengthened
• amplified
• supplemented
• heightened
• augmented
• maximized
• enlarged
• magnified
• boosted
• enlivened
• beefed (up)
• jazzed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• minimized
• de-emphasized
• understated
• weakened
• lessened
• subdued
• toned (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of underscored

Michigan’s equipment truck arriving in Salt Lake City to haul the belongings of Whittingham’s assistant coaches underscored just how much Whittingham was taking with him. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Within hours of the collapse, Kennedy Center officials were arguing that the incident underscored the need to overhaul the aging facility. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The novelty value for a British audience of seeing a young Ross, and also a young Jeremy Paxman, is underscored by sorrow. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Analysts also underscored that all cylinders of the Indian economy were firing, with high-frequency indicators showing that consumption and investment in the country were holding up. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Copeland underscored that the key issue is not what counts as an ordinary expense for influencers, but whether the expenses were incurred primarily for business purposes. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026

But their impact on the pro wrestling industry remained strong and it was underscored with their debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) over the weekend at All In. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Bailey, who also serves as Bank of England governor, warned about the absence of proper guardrails around the technology, underscored by recent incidents in which frontier AI models being tested went rogue. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026