Emphasis
Emphasis noun - A special notice or importance given to something.
Usage example: a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports
Priority is a synonym for emphasis in importance topic. In some cases you can use "Priority" instead a noun "Emphasis", when it comes to topics like stress.
Priority
Priority noun - The right to one's attention before other things considered less important.
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Synonyms for Priority
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intensity and emphasis
- intensity and priority
- attention and emphasis
- attention and priority
- force and emphasis
- force and priority
- interest and emphasis
- interest and priority
- value and emphasis
- value and priority
- prominence and emphasis
- prominence and priority
- importance and emphasis
- importance and priority
How words are described
| high | high emphasis | high priority |
| low | low emphasis | low priority |
| special | special emphasis | special priority |
| equal | equal emphasis | equal priority |
| Other adjectives: heavy, strong, real, constant, big, increased, great, huge, slight, lower, main, new, major, lesser, less, greater, primary, different, higher, overall, bigger. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Names and values get priority, but text is sometimes bolded for emphasis as well.
Source: Video Game / Tyrian
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Priority and Emphasis. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/emphasis/priority
Emphasis & Priority. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/emphasis/priority>.
Priority or Emphasis. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/emphasis/priority.
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