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emphatic
[ em-fat-ik ]
adjective
- uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- using emphasis in speech or action.
- forceful; insistent:
a big, emphatic man; I must be emphatic about this particular.
Synonyms: definite, unequivocal, decided, pronounced, forcible, energetic, positive
Antonyms: weak
- very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking:
the emphatic beauty of sunset.
- clearly or boldly outlined:
It stands, like a great, stone dagger, emphatic against the sky.
- Grammar. of or relating to a form used to add emphasis, especially, in English, stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in He did call you or I do like it.
- Phonetics. having a secondary velar articulation, as certain dental consonants in Arabic.
noun
- an emphatic consonant.
emphatic
/ ɪmˈfætɪk /
adjective
- expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis
- forceful and positive; definite; direct
an emphatic personality
- sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline
- important or significant; stressed
the emphatic points in an argument
- phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction
noun
- phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic
Other Words From
- em·phati·cal·ly adverb
- em·phati·cal·ness noun
- unem·phatic adjective
- unem·phati·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of emphatic1
Example Sentences
The break with the outgoing president was significant for a governor who acted as an emphatic surrogate for Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign before dropping his bid for reelection.
The former captain is unbeaten with three draws and three wins, rounding off his first campaign with Tuesday's emphatic 4-1 victory over Iceland to secure promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.
In the following season, City became the first men's team to win the domestic treble in England, rounded off by an emphatic 6-0 FA Cup final win over Watford.
Without consecutive losses since the opening two fixtures of the 2021 Six Nations, Ireland's response to setbacks has so often been emphatic.
“None of you here are going to convince me that this is a good idea,” said Hahn, before casting her vote against the purchase with an emphatic “hell no.”
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