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单词 unemphatic
释义

unemphatic

adjective

un·​em·​phat·​ic ˌən-im-ˈfa-tik How to pronounce unemphatic (audio)
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: not having or characterized by special emphasis or stress : not emphatic
unemphatic speech
a calm, unemphatic tone of voice
unemphatically
ˌən-im-ˈfa-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce unemphatic (audio)
-em-
adverb
speaking slowly and unemphatically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021 The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018 This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity. Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018 This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said. Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

unemphatic

adjective

1
as in ambiguous

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ambiguous
  • mild
  • nonemphatic
  • nonassertive
  • uncompelling
  • equivocal
  • guarded
  • understated
  • wishy-washy
  • weak
  • halting
  • hesitant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • emphatic
  • violent
  • dynamic
  • aggressive
  • forceful
  • vigorous
  • muscular
  • energetic
  • strenuous
  • assertive
  • vehement
  • resounding
  • insistent
  • marked
  • decided
  • pointed
  • clear
  • full-blooded
  • unequivocal
  • unambiguous
  • plain
  • categorical
  • absolute
  • categoric
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2
as in inconspicuous

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • inconspicuous
  • unobtrusive
  • unremarkable
  • unshowy
  • unflamboyant
  • unnoticeable
  • faint
  • subtle
  • obscure
  • unimportant
  • hidden
  • undistinguished
  • dim
  • concealed
  • shrouded
  • insignificant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outstanding
  • salient
  • emphatic
  • dramatic
  • conspicuous
  • showy
  • brilliant
  • remarkable
  • striking
  • flamboyant
  • prominent
  • pronounced
  • noticeable
  • noisy
  • bold
  • marked
  • catchy
  • commanding
  • arresting
  • important
  • splashy
  • major
  • significant
  • chief
  • eye-catching
  • bodacious
  • grabby
  • kenspeckle
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