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emphatic

/E/m'f/&/t/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in an <i>emphatic</i> manner; an <i>emphatic</i> word; an <i>emphatic</i> tone; <i>emphatic</i> reasoning.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. spoken with emphasis

    adj.all

    Examples
    An emphatic word.
    Synonyms emphasised emphasized

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. sudden and strong

    adj.all

    Examples
    An emphatic no.
    Synonyms exclamatory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. forceful and definite in expression or action

    adj.all

    Examples
    The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty.
    Synonyms forceful

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

emphasisemphasiseemphasisedemphasizeemphasizedemphasizingemphaticallyemphaticalnessemphracticemphrensyemphysemaemphysematous

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