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unemphasized

unemphasized

5.1
Not given special attention or stress in speaking and writing
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/
translation icon : no enfatizado
  • The teacher noted that several unemphasized topics could be important for the exam later.

Examples

  • In her speech, the main points were clear, but some minor details were unemphasized.

  • Hard not to think of how far modern poetry has come since T.S. Eliot continually improved his technical command in order to make his effects by leaving it unemphasized, a vastly different approach to the question:

    Academic text (2012)

  • Apart from this visible calendar-keeping function of his watch, there is also the symbolic but unemphasized function of the priest as the person who keeps the people alert to changes in nature.

    Academic text (1994)

  • His feedback was helpful, but it left several unemphasized aspects of the project unaddressed.

Synonyms

unemphatic
vsunemphasized
1 6.2

Said in a quiet or weak way

is broader, not given special importance or attention in speech or writing
unstressed
vsunemphasized
  • Specialized
4.9

A part of a word not said with strong emphasis, like the second syllable of banana

is about lack of importance or attention beyond mere pronunciation
unaccented
vsunemphasized
  • Specialized
6.3

Parts of words that you say without strong stress

is broader, covering lack of importance or attention beyond pronunciation

Antonyms

emphasized
  • US
3.7

Said or shown in a way that makes it stand out as important

How Emphatic

forceful
62 4.3
emphatic
23 5.2
emphasized
  • US
3.7
unemphasized
5.1
muted
10 4.2

Surface Forms

unemphasized positive

Morphology

unemphasized = emphasized (transparent) = un + emphasize + ed

The negation prefix 'un-' is attached to the participial adjective 'emphasized' to yield 'not emphasized', a standard and predictable formation.

Etymology

Unemphasized combines un- ('not') and emphasize ('give special attention' or 'stress'). So an unemphasized syllable or word is one you do not stress or make loud, which is why it sounds softer or less important.