Antonyms for emphatic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : em-fat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈfæt ɪk


Definition of emphatic

Origin :
  • 1708, from Greek emphatikos, variant of emphantikos, from emphainein (see emphasis). Emphatical is earlier (1550s). Related: Emphatically.
  • adj insistent, unequivocal
Example sentences :
  • But as for the liner, it continued with its emphatic reiteration.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • "I earned that, Martin," she returned determinedly to his emphatic remonstrance.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He stepped closer to the Lakonian, and spoke with emphatic briefness.
  • Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • It was their sole, emphatic mission to kill, burn, and destroy.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • They were aware that Arulai's "marks" were likely to be emphatic, for Arulai never does things by halves.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • If there was to be a denial of self, however, he was emphatic that his should be the sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • His quarrel had been with Spurling, not with Granger; he was emphatic about that.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • And Joe accompanied his final decision with an emphatic nod.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • To his chums the captain was emphatic in his orders that secrecy be preserved.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Yes, I—" It suddenly occurred to him that his language had been as emphatic as his actions.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for emphatic

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