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SOFT-PEDAL Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word soft-pedal. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SOFT-PEDAL

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emphasize
verbv
verb

• to stress, single out as important

• give extra weight to (a communication)

accentuate
verbv
verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

exaggerate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• do something to an excessive degree

highlight
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the most interesting or memorable part

• an area of lightness in a picture

verb

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

• apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

overemphasize
verbv
verb

• place special or excessive emphasis on

overstate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

spotlight
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a focus of public attention

• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

verb

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

• illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

underscore
nounn
noun

• a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

verb

• give extra weight to (a communication)

• draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

Alternatives for EMPHASIZE

Alternatives for ACCENTUATE

Alternatives for EXAGGERATE

Alternatives for HIGHLIGHT

Alternatives for MAGNIFY

Alternatives for OVEREMPHASIZE

Alternatives for OVERSTATE

Alternatives for SPOTLIGHT

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