accentuating
Bringing into focus
Accentuating is emphasizing or making something more noticeable.
To accentuate is to draw attention to a particular feature or quality: The lighting accentuated her cheekbones.
The word often appears in contexts of enhancement—clothing that accentuates a figure, colors that accentuate contrast.
Accentuating the positive means focusing on what's good rather than dwelling on problems.
Emphasizing key parts
- underscoringStressing for importance
- stressingEmphasizing or feeling anxious
- spotlightingDirecting focused illumination toward
- foregroundingMaking textual features prominent
featuring · showcasing · bringing out · punctuating · illuminating · pointing up · calling attention to · playing up
Increasing in degree
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- deepeningBecoming more profound
- magnifyingIncreasing perceived size
enhancing · boosting · sharpening · augmenting · reinforcing · increasing · escalating · exaggerating
highlighting
Emphasizing key parts
- underscoringStressing for importance
- stressingEmphasizing or feeling anxious
- spotlightingDirecting focused illumination toward
foregrounding · featuring · showcasing · bringing out · punctuating · illuminating · pointing up · calling attention to · playing up · singling out
heightening
Increasing in degree
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- deepeningBecoming more profound
magnifying · enhancing · boosting · sharpening · augmenting · reinforcing · increasing · escalating · exaggerating · dramatizing
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, spotlighting
- stylizingbeautifying, embellishing, ornamenting, decorating, enhancing
- fashion termsstyle, fashion week, runway, catwalk, runway shows
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
accentuatingdownplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
minimizing · de-emphasizing · understating · diminishing · reducing
accentuatingreducing
Making less or smaller
diminishing · lessening · weakening · attenuating · moderating