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Underscore vs Emphasizes - What's the difference?

underscore | emphasizes |

As verbs the difference between underscore and emphasizes

is that underscore is to underline; to mark a line beneath text while emphasizes is (emphasize).

As a noun underscore

is an underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character.

underscore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character .
  • (music) A piece of background music.

    • Verb

    (underscor)
  • To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
  • To emphasize or draw attention to.
    • I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

    See also

    * underbar (typography marks)

    emphasizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (emphasize)

    • 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