Underscoring and Underemphasis

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Underscoring noun - A special notice or importance given to something.

Usage example: the underscoring we've given the play's local setting will hopefully increase ticket sales

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Underemphasis is an antonym for underscoring.

Nearby Word: underscored

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Underscoring is an antonym for underemphasis.

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Underemphasis and Underscoring. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/underscoring/underemphasis

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