accents

The word “accents” has 2 syllables: ac-cents

It's pronounced as /ˈæk.sɛnts/

What is synonym and antonym for accents?

In the thesaurus, “accents” has 43 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for accents along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for accents

accentuates
accentuations
advertises
attentions
bears down on
boosts
concentrations
consequences
considerations
emphases
emphasizes
features
foci
focuses
focusses
foregrounds
heeds
highlights
identifies
illuminates
imports
makes much of
moments
notes
overplays
pinpoints
plays up
plugs
precedences
presses
primacies
priorities
promotes
publicizes
punctuates
regards
significances
spotlights
stresses
top billings
values
weights
worths

Antonyms for accents

belittles
de-emphases
de-emphasizes
discounts
disparages
disregards
indifferences
minimizations
minimizes
plays down
underemphases
underemphasizes
understates

Meanings of accents

noun
1. A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
2. Emphasis or importance in general.
3. A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
4. Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
5. The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
6. (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
7. A word; a significant tone or sound.
8. (usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.
9. Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
10. A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
11. A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
12. The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
13. The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
14. A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
15. A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.
16. A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
17. A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.
18. Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
19. A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
20. A distinctive feature or quality.
21. Utterance.
verb
1. To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
3. To mark with written accents.

Example Sentences

Many people love to study different accents from around the world.
Her English accents make her sound very unique in conversations.
The film featured characters with various regional accents.
Learning how to imitate different accents can be a fun challenge.
In theater, actors often adopt different accents to fit their roles.

On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accents, such as: accentuates, accentuations, advertises, attentions, bears down on, belittles, boosts.

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