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The synonyms of “Underscores” are: underline, emphasise, emphasize
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “underscores” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| underline | The line of the lower part of an animal’s body. She has a white tail and underline. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “underscores” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| emphasise | To stress, single out as important. |
| emphasize | Give extra weight to (a communication. Dr Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet. |
| underline | Give extra weight to (a communication. The improvement in retail sales was underlined by these figures. |
| accent | Put stress on utter with an accent. The quick tempo means there is less scope for accenting offbeat notes. |
| accentuate | Put stress on; utter with an accent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch. |
| dazzle | Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill. She was dazzled by the bright headlights. |
| decidedly | Without question and beyond doubt. No Donna said decidedly. |
| dialect | The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. 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. |
| emphasis | Special importance, value, or prominence given to something. Inflection and emphasis can change the meaning of what is said. |
| emphasize | Lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking. Her gesture emphasized her words. |
| emphasized | Spoken with emphasis. |
| emphatic | An emphatic consonant. An emphatic World Cup win. |
| emphatically | Without doubt; clearly. She closed the door behind her emphatically. |
| enunciation | The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience. |
| floodlight | Illuminate a building or outdoor area with floodlights. A tennis court where you can play by floodlight. |
| foreground | Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. Sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized. |
| grave | Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. A grave situation. |
| highlight | Create highlights in hair. A photocopy with sections highlighted in green. |
| importance | The state or fact of being of great significance or value. The importance of a well balanced diet. |
| imprint | A distinctive influence. The bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me. |
| intension | What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression. |
| lilt | Speak sing or sound with a lilt. The lilt of the Hawaiian music. |
| limelight | The focus of public attention. The shock win has thrust him into the limelight. |
| overburden | Load with excessive weight. The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit. |
| significance | The message that is intended or expressed or signified. Adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance. |
| spotlight | Illuminate with a spotlight. She was constantly in the media spotlight. |
| strain | Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. Aluminium may bend under strain. |
| stress | Put stress on utter with an accent. The stress was more on accuracy than on speed. |
| stressed | Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. Stressed workers reported smoking more. |
| tend | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Fire is hot and tends upwards. |
| tension | Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. The coup followed months of tension between the military and the government. |
| underline | A line drawn under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis. Subheadings have an underline in blue. |
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