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Synonyms for emphatic

  • adjective

Most common

forceful strong loud full-throated

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Forceful

forceful, strong, loud, full-throated, earnest, energetic, forcible

Other

unequivocal, distinct, assertive, positive, categorical, emphasized, significant, pointed, stressed, accented, decided, exclamatory

Antonyms

tentative, hesitant, unemphatic

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Characterized by emphasis; forceful.

Related words

Word family
emphatically emphaticness emphasis emphasize

Example sentences

  • loud She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
  • earnest He said in earnest that he would quit the company.
  • forceful Jane said in a forceful manner that she was right.
  • positive Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.
  • distinct Each vignette adds something distinct to the film.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
emphaticsteady
loudrising
earneststeady
forcefulsteady
positiverising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
loud1
6 letters
strong1
7 letters
decided3, pointed2, earnest2
8 letters
positive3, distinct2, stressed1, forceful2, accented3, forcible3
9 letters
energetic4, assertive3
10 letters
emphasized3
11 letters
significant4, unequivocal5, categorical5, exclamatory

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decided3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
emphatique
Español
enfático
Deutsch
emphatisch