Accented — synonyms, definition

1. accented (Adjective)

stressed tonic

accented (Adjective) — (phonetics) of a syllable, having the main stress. ex. "an accented syllable carries the main stress in a word"

accented (Adjective) — Bearing a stress or accent.

2. accented (Verb)

accentuated emphasised emphasized punctuated

accented (Verb) — Single out as important; draw attention to (something).

accented (Verb) — Put stress on; utter with an accent. ex. "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

articulated enounced enunciated evinced expressed pronounced said showed sounded out backgrounded bore down brought out downplayed drove home emphasised emphasized played down pointed up pressed home rammed home re-emphasised re-emphasized set off topicalised topicalized underlined underscored