emphatic synonyms

emphatic

modif.

  1. Having force and certainty

    forceful, insistent, assured, strong, determined, decided, decisive, forcible, earnest, positive, energetic, cogent, potent, powerful, dynamic, stressed, resounding, vigorous, vehement, trenchant, pointed, flat, confident, definite, definitive, categorical, unequivocal, pronounced, dogmatic, express, explicit.

    Antonyms unemphatic, hesitant*, vacillating. *

  2. Attracting attention by positive character

    notable, outstanding, spectacular; see important 1.

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