MEANING
Expressed with forceful confidence or stress, leaving little doubt about the speaker’s position.
Use it for
Use when emphasis conveys conviction rather than volume.Give a character’s statement or gesture unmistakable force.
Words that belong together
- emphatic denial
- emphatic statement
- emphatic gesture
On the page
Her emphatic refusal silenced the room before the chair could object.
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Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- emphatic
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Usage notes
Emphatic can describe speech, gestures, denial, or evidence; it does not simply mean loud.
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