Synonyms of the word

accent

• n. (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in…
• n. (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
• n. (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent,…
• n. Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic…
• n. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular…
• n. (linguistics, sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does…
• n. A word; a significant tone or sound.
• n. (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
• n. (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
• n. (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third…
• n. (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
• n. (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
• n. (music) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
• n. (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
• n. (mathematics) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes…
• n. (geometry) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in…
• n. (engineering) A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10, meaning six feet ten inches.
• n. Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail…
• n. A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
• n. A distinctive feature or quality.
• n. (archaic) Utterance.
• v. (transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
• v. (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
• v. (transitive) To mark with written accents.

accentuate

• v. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
• v. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
• v. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

articulate

• adj. clear, effective.
• adj. especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner.
• adj. able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals.
• adj. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
• adj. (obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
• n. (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
• v. To make clear or effective.
• v. To speak clearly; to enunciate.
• v. To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
• v. To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
• v. (music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
• v. (anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints.
• v. (obsolete) To treat or make terms.

diacritic

• adj. distinguishing.
• adj. (orthography, not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
• n. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

dialect

• n. (linguistics) A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of…
• n. A dialect of a language perceived as substandard or wrong.
• n. A regional or minority language.
• n. (computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

emphasis

• n. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
• n. Special attention or prominence given to something.
• n. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
• n. (typography) Related to bold.
• n. (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.

emphasise

• v. (British) Alternative spelling of emphasize.

emphasize

• v. (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

enounce

• v. To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
• v. To declare or proclaim.
• v. To state unequivocally.

enunciate

• v. (transitive) To make a definite or systematic statement of.
• v. To announce, proclaim.
• v. (transitive) To articulate, pronounce.
• v. (intransitive) To make sounds clearly.

evince

• v. (transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

express

• adj. (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
• adj. (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
• adj. Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
• adj. (retail) Being a merchant offering a smaller selection of goods than a full or complete dealer of the…
• n. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
• n. A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
• n. An express rifle.
• n. (obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
• n. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
• n. An express office.
• n. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
• v. (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
• v. (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
• v. (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
• v. (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
• n. (obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
• n. (obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.

grandness

• n. The state of being grand.

idiom

• n. (now rare) A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.
• n. A language or dialect.
• n. Specifically, a particular variety of language; a restricted dialect used in a given historical period,…
• n. An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
• n. An expression peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language, especially when the meaning is illogical…
• n. (programming) A programming construct or phraseology generally held to be the most efficient or elegant…

importance

• n. The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
• n. significance or prominence.
• n. personal status or standing.

inflection

• n. (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
• n. A change in pitch or tone of voice.
• n. (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
• n. A turning away from a straight course.
• n. (optometry) diffraction.

pronounce

• v. (transitive) To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
• v. (intransitive) To pass judgment.
• v. (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
• v. (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
• v. (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
• v. (transitive) To read aloud.

pronunciation

• n. (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
• n. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
• n. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.

prosody

• n. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
• n. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

punctuate

• v. To add punctuation to.
• v. To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
• v. To emphasize, to stress.

say

• v. (transitive) To pronounce.
• v. (transitive) To recite.
• v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
• v. To indicate in a written form.
• v. (impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate…
• v. (informal, imperative) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
• v. (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
• v. (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension,…
• n. One's stated opinion or input into a discussion or decision.
• adv. For example; let us assume.
• interj. (colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion.
• n. A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
• v. To try; to assay.
• n. Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
• n. Tried quality; temper; proof.
• n. Essay; trial; attempt.

show

• v. (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
• v. (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
• v. (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
• v. (transitive) To guide or escort.
• v. (intransitive) To be visible, to be seen.
• v. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
• v. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
• v. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
• v. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
• n. (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
• n. (countable) An exhibition of items.
• n. (countable) A demonstration.
• n. (countable) A broadcast program/programme.
• n. (countable) A movie.
• n. (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance.
• n. A project or presentation.
• n. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
• n. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
• n. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
• n. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.

stress

• n. (biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
• n. (biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
• n. (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting…
• n. (countable, physics) Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
• n. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
• n. (uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
• n. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
• n. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
• n. Obsolete form of distress.
• n. (Scotland, law) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
• v. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
• v. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
• v. (informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
• v. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
• v. To emphasise (words in speaking).
• v. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.