underscoring
Making something prominent
Underscoring is the act of drawing a line beneath text for emphasis, or more broadly, emphasizing or highlighting something: The report's findings underscore the need for reform.
In film and television, underscoring refers to background music that supports the emotional tone of a scene: The tense underscoring made the chase sequence more gripping.
Emphasizing key parts
- accentuatingStressing for emphasis
- stressingEmphasizing or feeling anxious
- reinforcingMaking more robust
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
intensifying · spotlighting · foregrounding · punctuating · heightening · illuminating · reiterating · affirming
Added explanatory comment
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- emphasisStress given to something
notation · marking · strikethrough · boldface · italicizing · redlining · editing · proofreading
Supplementary support element
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- background musicAudio meant to accompany
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
motif · leitmotif · countermelody · bassline · harmony · composition · incidental music · dramatic music
highlighting
Emphasizing key parts
- accentuatingStressing for emphasis
- stressingEmphasizing or feeling anxious
- reinforcingMaking more robust
amplifying · intensifying · spotlighting · foregrounding · punctuating · heightening · illuminating · reiterating · affirming · validating
annotation
Added explanatory comment
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
emphasis · notation · marking · strikethrough · boldface · italicizing · redlining · editing · proofreading · indicating
accompaniment
Supplementary support element
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- background musicAudio meant to accompany
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
arrangement · motif · leitmotif · countermelody · bassline · harmony · composition · incidental music · dramatic music
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, accenting, accentuating, spotlighting
- emphasisstress, accent, stressing, highlighting, prominence
- orchestra termsviolin section, bass section, trumpet section, horn section, trombone section
underscoringdownplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
minimizing · de-emphasizing · understating · soft-pedaling · glossing over
score, underline, scoring, underscore, scorer, underlining, underscores, underscored, scoresheet