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Highlights vs Emphasize - What's the difference?

highlights | emphasize |

As verbs the difference between highlights and emphasize

is that highlights is (highlight) while emphasize is to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

As a noun highlights

is .

highlights

English

Alternative forms

* hilites (informal)

Noun

(head) (p)
  • Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (highlight)

    • emphasize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * emphasise

    Verb

    (emphasiz)
  • To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
    • His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

    Synonyms

    * betone * stress * underscore

    Antonyms

    * de-emphasize * downplay

    Derived terms

    * reemphasize * overemphasize * underemphasize

    Related terms

    * emphasis * emphatic