accent synonyms

accent

n.

  1. Importance

    emphasis, stress, weight, significance; see importance 1.

  2. Stress

    stress, prominence, emphasis, beat, stroke, pitch, modulation, accentuation, rhythm, meter, cadence, accent mark, diacritic.

  3. Manner of pronunciation

    pronunciation, speech pattern, inflection, intonation, articulation, enunciation, dialect, twang, drawl, brogue, burr; see also dialect.

accent

v.

accentuate, stress, intensify; see emphasize.

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