Synonyms for underline
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
underline the important words in the text
- n. 1
A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
Forms
- Plural
- underlines
- Past participle
- underlined
e.g. underlined → underscored, emphasized, stressed…
Example sentences
- emphasize Judaism and Buddhism both emphasize moderation.
- underscore Tom has an underscore in his password.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| underline | rising | |
| emphasize | steady | |
| underscore | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- stress1
- 9 letters
- emphasize3, emphasise
- 10 letters
- underscore3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (emphasize3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- souligner
- Italiano
- sottolineare
- Español
- subrayar
- Deutsch
- unterstreichen
- Català
- subratllar