Synonyms

emphasized

American

[em-fuh-sahyzd] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪzd /

especially British, emphasised

adjective

made more visible, more important, etc.; stressed.

Read the emphasized sentence carefully, and contrast it with the information given in the previous paragraph.
Good sportsmanship was the emphasized theme of the club's operations.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.

Other Word Forms

unemphasized adjective
well-emphasized adjective

Etymology

Origin of emphasized

emphasize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Senior Research Fellow Dr. Paul Joyce emphasized that the findings come from animal research and should be interpreted with caution.

From Science Daily

"The temporal ratchet mechanism fundamentally alters our view of how cytokinesis works," emphasized Jan Brugués, corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily

The government has emphasized in negotiations that it wants to use Anthropic’s technology only for legal purposes, and the safeguards Anthropic wants are already covered by the law.

From Los Angeles Times

The district emphasized that Chait is “acting superintendent” not “interim superintendent,” leaving the door open for Carvalho’s return.

From Los Angeles Times

Douglass emphasized to Amy that the Fox sisters’ rapping spirits had conveniently “refused to answer” the one personal question that would have given Frederick solid proof.

From Literature

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