pronounced

Spoke with emphasis

Pronounced means clearly noticeable or strongly marked: She speaks with a pronounced accent, There's been a pronounced shift in public opinion.

The word emphasizes that something stands out distinctly rather than being subtle or faint.

Separately, pronounced is the past tense of pronounce: The judge pronounced sentence.

spoken

articulated

Having segments that bend

verbalized · vocalized · declared · announced · stated · expressed · oral · audible · speech · diction

distinct

noticeable

Easily perceived or observed

striking · evident · clear · salient · unmistakable · palpable · perceptible · discernible · apparent · manifest

accented

stressed

Overwhelmed by pressure

inflection · cadence · prosody · syllable · phonetics · phonology · stress pattern · emphasis · accentuated · tonic

Categories
Opposites
noticeability/distinctness

pronouncedsubtle

Not immediately obvious

faint · slight · imperceptible · unnoticeable · understated

articulation/speech clarity

pronouncedmumbled

Spoke indistinctly

slurred · inarticulate · garbled · unintelligible · muffled

Phrases
Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G