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- pronunciation:
- ihm
fae
tihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
expressed, performed, or uttered with emphasis.
This was the most emphatic statement in the President's speech.His answer was an emphatic "no!"She pounded her fist in an emphatic gesture.- antonyms:
- unemphatic
- similar words:
- energetic, explicit, forceful, intense, powerful, strong, vehement, vigorous
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definition 2: |
forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action.
Her response was an emphatic refusal.- synonyms:
- insistent, resolute
- antonyms:
- weak, wishy-washy
- similar words:
- decisive, determined, forceful, loud, trenchant, vehement
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definition 3: |
clearly delineated; bold in outline.
Their horse came out the emphatic winner of the race.- antonyms:
- indistinct
- similar words:
- clear, definite, distinct, explicit, manifest, plain, prominent, vivid
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related words: |
affirmative, broad, dynamic, eloquent, strenuous, trenchant, urgent |
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derivation: |
emphatically (adv.) |
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