Accented and Unaccented

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Accented adjective - Bearing a stress or accent.

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Unaccented is an antonym for accented.

Nearby Words: accent, accentuate, accenting, accentual

Unaccented adjective - Used of syllables.

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Accented is an antonym for unaccented.

Japan guest bakers speak in heavily accented Japanese to Japanese characters but unaccented Japanese amongst themselves, suggesting that they are speaking their own language to each other.

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Unaccented and Accented. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accented/unaccented

Accented & Unaccented. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accented/unaccented>.

Unaccented or Accented. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accented/unaccented.

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