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View usage for: (ɪmfætɪk) 1. adjectiveAn emphatic response or statement is one made in a forceful way, because the speaker feels very strongly about what they are saying. His response was immediate and emphatic. I answered both questions with an emphatic 'Yes'. Synonyms: forceful, decided, certain, direct More Synonyms of emphatic 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE that]If you are emphatic about something, you use forceful language which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying. The rebels are emphatic that this is not a surrender. He is especially emphatic about the value of a precise routine. [+ about] 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]An emphatic win or victory is one in which the winner has won by a large amount or distance. Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession. Synonyms: significant, marked, strong, striking More Synonyms of emphatic emphatic in British English (ɪmˈfætɪk) adjective1. Also: emphatical expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis 2. forceful and positive; definite; direct an emphatic personality 3. sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline 4. important or significant; stressed the emphatic points in an argument 5. phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction noun6. phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic Word origin C18: from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show emphatic in American English (ɛmˈfætɪk; ɪmˈfætɪk) adjective1. expressed, felt, or done with emphasis 2. using emphasis in speaking, expressing, etc. 3. very striking; forcible; definite an emphatic defeat 4. Grammar designating or of a present tense or past tense in which a form of do is used as an auxiliary for emphasis (Ex.: I do care, we did go) Derived forms emphatically (emˈphatically) adverb Examples of 'emphatic' in a sentenceemphatic In other languagesemphatic British English: emphatic ADJECTIVE An emphatic response or statement is one made in a forceful way, because the speaker feels very strongly about what they are saying. His response was immediate and emphatic. - American English: emphatic
- Brazilian Portuguese: enfático
- Chinese: 断然的
- European Spanish: enérgico
- French: catégorique
- German: entschieden
- Italian: deciso
- Japanese: 断固とした
- Korean: 단호한
- European Portuguese: enfático
- Latin American Spanish: enérgico
Chinese translation of 'emphatic' adj - [statement, denial]
断(斷)然的 (duànrán de) - [person, manner]
强(強)硬的 (qiángyìng de) - [victory]
令人瞩(矚)目的 (lìng rén zhǔmù de)
Definition forceful and positive His response was immediate and emphatic. Synonyms forceful earnest insistent forcible Opposites weak , uncertain , tame , unsure , tentative , hesitant , undecided , equivocal Definition expressed, spoken, or done forcefully Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession. Synonyms strong striking storming (informal) conclusive Opposites commonplace , insignificant , unremarkable Additional synonymsDefinition undoubted or certain He brought the absolute proof that we needed. Synonyms definite, sure, certain, positive, guaranteed, actual, assured, genuine, exact, precise, decisive, conclusive, unequivocal, unambiguous, infallible, categorical, unquestionable, dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal), nailed-on (slang) Definition absolutely clear and certain He issued a categorical denial of all the charges. Synonyms absolute, direct, express, positive, explicit, unconditional, emphatic, downright, unequivocal, unqualified, unambiguous, unreservedDefinition definitely known One thing is certain – they have the utmost respect for each other. Synonyms known, true, positive, plain, ascertained, unmistakable, conclusive, undoubted, unequivocal, undeniable, irrefutable, unquestionable, incontrovertible, indubitable, nailed-on (slang) |