Synonyms & related words for emphasise

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of emphasise. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to emphasise

Explore words related to emphasise — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include emphasize, accentuate, underscore, underline, underemphasize, reemphasize, underemphasis, overemphasize. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does emphasise come from?

The word emphasise breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: em-, from Greek en (“in”); phas, from Greek phasis (“appearance, showing”); and -ise, from Greek -izein (“to make, verb-forming”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.