emphatic
Leaving no doubt
Emphatic means strongly expressed or showing emphasis.
An emphatic denial leaves no room for doubt.
An emphatic victory is decisive, not narrow.
The word describes both the manner of expression and the person expressing it: She was emphatic that we arrive on time.
To do something emphatically is to do it with force or conviction.
Firmly demanding attention
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
unequivocal · resolute · firm · decisive · commanding · authoritative · determined · unyielding
Intensely and sincerely felt
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- wholeheartedFully and sincerely committed
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
zealous · ardent · impassioned · heartfelt · intense · devout · committed · steadfast
Able to convince others
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- powerfulHaving great strength
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- strikingNoticeably impressive
resounding · thundering · impassioned · rousing · stirring · moving · eloquent · forcible
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentRegional speech pattern
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
inflection · pitch · loudness · syllable · tone · articulation · modulation · cadence
insistent
Firmly demanding attention
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
categorical · unequivocal · resolute · firm · decisive · commanding · authoritative · determined · unyielding · strong
fervent
Intensely and sincerely felt
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- wholeheartedFully and sincerely committed
sincere · zealous · ardent · impassioned · heartfelt · intense · devout · committed · steadfast · unwavering
persuasive
Able to convince others
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- powerfulHaving great strength
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
striking · resounding · thundering · impassioned · rousing · stirring · moving · eloquent · forcible · dynamic
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentRegional speech pattern
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- intonationPitch variation in speech
prosody · inflection · pitch · loudness · syllable · tone · articulation · modulation · cadence · rhythm
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- expressivenessexpressive, eloquent, emotive, articulate, demonstrative
- Sanskrit Particlesca, ha, hi, id, ma
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
- vocal tonessoft-spoken, breathy, hushed, whispered, whispery
- Intonationrising, falling, flat, questioning, declarative
emphatichesitant
Slow to act
tentative · equivocal · uncertain · ambiguous · indecisive
emphaticunstressed
Without rhythmic emphasis
unemphatic · unaccented · unpronounced · weak · reduced