underlining
Drawing lines beneath
Underlining is the act of drawing a line beneath text for emphasis, or the line itself.
Before word processors made italics easy, underlining was standard for titles and emphasis in typed documents.
Figuratively, underlining means emphasizing or calling attention to something: The accident underlined the need for better safety measures.
The noun also refers to material used as a base layer beneath carpet or flooring.
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- undercurrentFlow beneath the surface
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
- hintIndirect suggestion
suggestion · nuance · overtone · intimation · allusion · insinuation · innuendo · reading between lines
To give emphasis
- highlightMost notable part
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- italicizeRender in sloped type
- boldingThickening typeface strokes
punctuate · reinforce · spotlight · foreground · feature · showcase · intensify · amplify
Added percentage for profit
- marginaliaNotes in page edges
- notationSystem of written symbols
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
- circlingMoving around a center
bracketing · strikethrough · redlining · proofreading · editing · corrections · comments · footnotes
Foundational support structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- groundingConnecting to earth
- basisUnderlying support or principle
substrate · groundwork · framework · infrastructure · bedrock · substantiating · buttressing · anchoring
Angled sailing maneuver
- bastingMoistening meat while cooking
- interfacingConnecting between systems
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
- liningInterior fabric layer
hemming · stitching · seam allowance · facing · interlining · fusible
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- undercurrentFlow beneath the surface
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
hint · suggestion · nuance · overtone · intimation · allusion · insinuation · innuendo · reading between lines · hidden meaning
accentuate
To give emphasis
bolding · punctuate · reinforce · spotlight · foreground · feature · showcase · intensify · amplify · heighten
markup
Added percentage for profit
- marginaliaNotes in page edges
- notationSystem of written symbols
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
circling · bracketing · strikethrough · redlining · proofreading · editing · corrections · comments · footnotes · cross-reference
undergirding
Foundational support structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- groundingConnecting to earth
basis · substrate · groundwork · framework · infrastructure · bedrock · substantiating · buttressing · anchoring · reinforcing
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
- bastingMoistening meat while cooking
- interfacingConnecting between systems
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
lining · hemming · stitching · seam allowance · facing · interlining · fusible
- annotationnoting, glossing, marking, labeling, commenting
- Marginaliamarginalia, footnote, annotation, gloss, highlighting
- Markingstamping, stenciling, labeling, tagging, lettering
- text examinationproofreading, editing, close reading, annotation, skimming
- library offensesoverdue books, highlighting, overdue fines, water damage, mutilation
- word processingword processor, WordPerfect, text editor, Microsoft Word, copy
underliningoverlining
Drawing line above text
plain text · strikethrough · striking through · strikeout · crossing out