ACCENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACCENT?

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The synonyms of “Accent” are: emphasis, speech pattern, stress, dialect, idiom, accent mark, pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, elocution, articulation, inflection, tone, modulation, cadence, timbre, utterance, manner of speaking, speech, diction, delivery, accentuation, force, prominence, mark, diacritic, sign, priority, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, focus attention on, bring attention to, call attention to, draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more prominent, make more noticeable, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, weight, lay emphasis on, put emphasis on

Accent as a Noun

Definitions of "Accent" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accent” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch.
• A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.
• An emphasis on a particular note or chord.
• A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation.
• A special or particular emphasis.
• Distinctive manner of oral expression.
• A mark on a letter, typically a vowel, to indicate pitch, stress, or vowel quality.
• The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch.
• Special importance or significance.
• The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
• A feature which gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something.

Synonyms of "Accent" as a noun (28 Words)

accent mark	The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
accentuation	The act of giving special importance or significance to something. The accentuation of the Treasury s currency policy.
articulation	Clarity in the production of successive notes. The area of articulation of the lower jaw.
cadence	The accent in a metrical foot of verse. The measured cadences that he employed in the Senate.
delivery	Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. Her delivery was stilted.
diacritic	A sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.
dialect	A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English.
diction	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction.
elocution	The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation. A Rileyesque elocution.
emphasis	Special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. His emphasis on civil rights.
enunciation	The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.
force	The army navy and air force of a country. Force equals mass times acceleration.
idiom	The dialect of a people or part of a country. An imaginative orchestral idiom.
inflection	The process or practice of inflecting words. The variety of his vocal inflections.
intonation	Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong. Poor woodwind intonation at the opening.
manner of speaking	How something is done or how it happens.
mark	A figure or letter representing the total number of marks awarded in an examination or competition and signifying a person s score. She made good marks in algebra.
modulation	Rise and fall of the voice pitch. Researchers observed the modulation of electrical conductance.
priority	The right to proceed before other traffic. Priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout.
prominence	The fact or state of projecting from something. Radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract.
pronunciation	The way in which a word is pronounced. The pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners.
sign	A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified de Saussure. He posted signs in all the shop windows.
speech	A lengthy rebuke. I detected a slight accent in his speech.
speech pattern	The exchange of spoken words.
stress	The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note especially with regard to stress or pitch. The stresses and strains of public life.
timbre	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound. Trumpet mutes with different timbres.
tone	A steady sound without overtones. The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw.
utterance	An uninterrupted chain of spoken or written language. He whispered as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality.

Usage Examples of "Accent" as a noun

• She never mastered the French accent.
• A circumflex accent.
• The accent is on participation.
• A strong American accent.
• He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent.
• He has a strong German accent.
• Short fortissimo accents.
• Blue woodwork and accents of red.
• The accent falls on the middle syllable.
• The room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents.

Accent as a Verb

Definitions of "Accent" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accent” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Put stress on; utter with an accent.
• To stress, single out as important.
• Emphasize (a particular feature.
• Play (a note or beat) with emphasis.

Synonyms of "Accent" as a verb (25 Words)

accentuate	Put stress on; utter with an accent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.
bring attention to	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
bring to the fore	Bestow a quality on.
call attention to	Demand payment of (a loan.
draw attention to	Contract.
emphasise	To stress, single out as important.
emphasize	Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing. Dr Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.
feature	Have as a feature. This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.
focus attention on	Cause to converge on or toward a central point.
foreground	Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. Sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized.
give prominence to	Emit or utter.
heighten	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The stage will be extended heightening the grid by 3 4 metres.
highlight	Mark with a highlighter. I ve had my hair highlighted regularly for the last ten years.
lay emphasis on	Prepare or position for action or operation.
make more noticeable	Add up to.
make more prominent	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
play up	Cause to emit recorded audio or video.
point up	Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes.
punctuate	Insert punctuation marks in (text. They should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech.
put emphasis on	Estimate.
spotlight	Illuminate with a spotlight as in the theater. The protest spotlighted the overcrowding in British prisons.
stress	To stress single out as important. I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before.
underline	Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. Certain phrases had been underlined.
underscore	Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
weight	Assign a handicap weight to a horse. Speaking reading and writing should be weighted equally in the assessment.

Usage Examples of "Accent" as a verb

• In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word.
• The quick tempo means there is less scope for accenting offbeat notes.
• Fabrics which accent the background colours in the room.

Associations of "Accent" (30 Words)

accentuate	To stress, single out as important. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.
dialect	A particular version of a programming language. It has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy.
diction	The style of enunciation in speaking or singing. Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction.
emphasize	To stress, single out as important. Her gesture emphasized her words.
emphatic	An emphatic consonant. The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty.
emphatically	Without question and beyond doubt. Jane though born in California feels emphatically English.
enunciation	The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.
grave	A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. Grave responsibilities.
highlight	Mark with a highlighter. Highlight the area above your eyebrows.
idiom	An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. An imaginative orchestral idiom.
impersonate	Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions. It s a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer.
importance	The state or fact of being of great significance or value. A person of importance.
imprint	A lasting effect. We imprint our ideas onto our children.
intension	What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
intonation	The act of singing in a monotonous tone. She spoke English with a German intonation.
lilt	Speak sing or sound with a lilt. He spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt.
literal	Absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one’s feelings. It s the literal truth.
overburden	Load with excessive weight. They were overburdened with luggage.
pronunciation	The manner in which someone utters a word. The pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners.
spotlight	A beam of light projected from a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
strain	Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. The barbed wire fence was strained to posts six feet high.
strength	The potency, intensity, or speed of a force or natural agency. An under strength side.
stress	Put stress on utter with an accent. They stressed the need for reform.
stressed	Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. She should see a doctor if she is feeling particularly stressed out.
tension	The degree of tightness of stitches in knitting and machine sewing. There is a tension created between narrative time and movie time.
underline	A line drawn under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis. Subheadings have an underline in blue.
underscore	Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
verbiage	The manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton. Use concise military verbiage.
voice	The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music. A dissenting voice.
wording	The words used to express something; the way in which something is expressed. The standard form of wording for a consent letter.