| Main Entry: | punctuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay stress on |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, break, divide, emphasize, interject, interrupt, intersect, intersperse, mark, pepper, point, point up, separate, sprinkle, stress, underline |
| Main Entry: | emphasize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stress, give priority to |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, italicize, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight |
Antonyms: |
depreciate, forget, ignore, play down, understate |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, cause to stop |
Synonyms: |
adjourn, arrest, balk, bar, block, blow the whistle on, break off, bring to an end, bring to standstill, call it a day, cease, cease fire, check, close down, come to an end, cool it, curb*, cut short, desist, deter, draw up, drop anchor, end, frustrate, hamper, hold at bay, hold back, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, pause, pull up, punctuate, put a cork in, rest, stall, stand still, stay, stem, stop, suspend, terminate, wait |
Antonyms: |
carry on, continue, forge, forward, push |
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
Synonyms: |
arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, break train of thought, bust in, butt in, check, chime in, come between, crash, crowd in, cut, cut in on, cut off*, cut short, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, edge in, get in the way, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, in, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, lay aside, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, put in, separate, sever, shortstop, stay, stop, suspend, work in |
| Main Entry: | italicize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emphasize |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, feature, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark*, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, stress, underline, underscore, weight |