Thesaurus
accentuate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACCENTUATE
1
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on <let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up>
Synonyms accent, accentuate, feature, foreground, highlight, illuminate, play up, point (up), press, punctuate, stress
Related Words focus, identify, pinpoint, spotlight; advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize; overplay
Antonyms de-emphasize, play down
2
to make markedly greater in measure or degree <the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression>
Synonyms accentuate, amp (up), amplify, beef (up), boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen
Related Words broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen; accelerate, hasten, quicken; emphasize, point (up), sharpen, stress; augment, enforce, reinforce (also reenforce), restrengthen, supplement; maximize; enliven, jazz (up); aggravate, exacerbate
3
to make more apparent <unfortunately, the new bedspread just accentuates the dinginess of the curtains behind the bed>
Related Words amplify, beef (up), boost, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen; augment, deepen, enhance, enlarge, heighten, magnify, maximize, supplement; enliven, jazz (up)
Antonyms de-emphasize
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