to boldface

Examples

• All

• Given the unusual length of this post, I have boldfaced key passages.

  Blog text (2)

• All other items were mentioned by 15% or more: boldfaced items by at least 25%, and boldfaced capitalized items by at least 70%.

  Academic text (1999)

• "I have found that the more you can underline, the more you can boldface, the easier it is for your case to stand out," he says.

  Academic text (2003)

• All other items were mentioned by 15% or more: boldfaced items by at least 25%, and boldfaced capitalized items by at least 70%.

  Academic text (1999)

• We are drawn away from the boldfaced block letters of the full name and pointed toward a typescript abbreviation, el.

  Academic text (2000)

• The sentences were presented on three lines of text for the short-sentence conditions and on five lines of text for the long-sentence conditions in 48-point Arial boldfaced font using E-Prime software.

  Academic text (2011)

• The manuscript should contain the following major sections boldfaced, in all CAPITAL letters, and appearing flush left, presented in this order: ABSTRACT (unstructured < 200 words including headings), BACKGROUND, LITERATURE REVIEW - including subsections appropriate to the theme of the manuscript, IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH, and REFERENCES.

  Academic text (2012)

• To highlight important information, I decided to boldface the key points in my report.

• During the presentation, she used a larger font size and chose to boldface the main ideas for clarity.

• I will boldface the title of each section to make the document easier to navigate.

Antonyms

L

to lighten

16 2.3

To make a place or color look brighter

How Emphatic

to emphasize

• US

397 3.7

to highlight

340 3.3

to boldface

1 3.4

underline

1 2.1

to italicize

4 4.5

Surface Forms

Etymology