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Underscoring vs Highlighting - What's the difference?

underscoring | highlighting |

As verbs the difference between underscoring and highlighting

is that underscoring is while highlighting is .

As nouns the difference between underscoring and highlighting

is that underscoring is an underline while highlighting is emphasis of text.

As an adjective highlighting is

causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.

underscoring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An underline.
  • * 2002 , Jane Toombs, Nightingale Man (page 62)
    • Parkington swung his chair away, keeping the book in his hand and his back to Anthony. “He underscored whole passages,” he said. “I can't abide reading a book with underscorings in it.”

    highlighting

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hiliting (informal)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Emphasis of text
  • An area of the skin or hair containing highlights.

    • Derived terms

    * syntax highlighting

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.
    • A highlighting''' event. A very '''highlighting topic.
    Uplights have a more highlighting effect.
    The most highlighting part of the case study is research, collection and analysis of data.