underscore

Speech parts

1. underscore - Noun

2. underscore - Verb

Meaning

To draw a mark or line under; to underline.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

emphasize underline emphasise mark line point show rule feature dot score indicate stress emphasis mention
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Antonyms

cloud hide obscure mask disguise conceal
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Hypernyms

mark stress emphasize accent accentuate punctuate

Examples

Her gesture emphasized her words Source: Internet

After an episode of the sketch showwas pulled from Netflix, for example, co-creator David Cross on Twitter that “the point of this was to underscore the absurdity” of a “ridiculous, foolish character.” Source: Internet

“A lack of stimulus may only underscore the heightened levels of unemployment and lack of confidence,” Barry said. Source: Internet

And letters are pouring in that underscore the stakes of tough dilemmas that some committee members didn’t realize they’d be asked to consider. Source: Internet

All identifiers that begin with an underscore are always reserved for use as identifiers with file scope in both the ordinary and tag name spaces. Source: Internet

Borchert (2011), 149 By contrast the inscriptions on his public, formal religious commissions are written from the point of view of the patron, and there to underscore his piousness, charity and dedication to the saint who he is shown accompanying. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

underscan underscarf underscent underscorer underscoring underscreened