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emphatic
adjective
1 emphatic
Spoken with emphasis:
— An emphatic word.
synonyms: emphasised, emphasized.
Roget 535:
asserting
etc.
v.;
declaratory,
predicatory†,
pronunciative†,
affirmative,
soi-disant [Fr.];
positive;
certain
etc.
474;
express,
explicit
etc.
(patent)
525;
absolute,
emphatic,
flat,
broad,
round,
pointed,
marked,
distinct,
decided,
confident,
trenchant,
dogmatic,
definitive,
formal,
solemn,
categorical,
peremptory;
unretracted†;
predicable.
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Roget 642:
important;
of importance
etc.
n.;
momentous,
material;
to the point;
not to be overlooked,
not to be despised,
not to be sneezed at;
egregious;
weighty
etc.
(influential)
175;
of note
etc.
(repute)
873;
notable,
prominent,
salient,
signal;
memorable,
remarkable;
unforgettable;
worthy of remark,
worthy of notice;
never to be forgotten;
stirring,
eventful.
grave,
serious,
earnest,
noble,
grand,
solemn,
impressive,
commanding,
imposing.
urgent,
pressing,
critical,
instant.
paramount,
essential,
vital,
all-absorbing,
radical,
cardinal,
chief,
main,
prime,
primary,
principal,
leading,
capital,
foremost,
overruling;
of vital importance
&c..
in the front rank,
first-rate;
superior
etc.
33;
considerable
etc.
(great)
31;
marked
etc.
v.;
rare
etc.
137.
significant,
telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant;
tanti [Lat.].
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2 emphatic
Sudden and strong:
— An emphatic no.
synonym: exclamatory.
3 emphatic
Forceful and definite in expression or action:
— The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty.
synonym: forceful.
Moby thesaurus: absolute, accented, accentuated, affirmative, affirmatory, aggressive, ardent, assertative, assertional, assertive, burning, categorical, certain, decided, declarative, declaratory, definite, definitive, determined, direct, distinct, dogged, dogmatic, earnest, emphasized, energetic, enthusiastic, exciting, explicit, express, fervent, fiery, firm, forceful, forcible, glowing, impassioned, in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, italicized, marked, passionate, peremptory, pointed, positive, predicational, predicative, pronounced, provoking, punctuated, resolute, resounding, specific, starred, stimulating, stirring, stressed, strong, sure, unambiguous, uncompromising, underlined, underscored, unequivocal, unmistakable, urgent, vehement, vigorous, warm ... show more.
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