Qualities

Synonyms for emphatic

Two senses of emphatic live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

forceful and definite in expression or action

The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

forceful

Same sentence, swapped: The document contained a particularly forceful guarantee of religious liberty.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for emphatic as it is used in the sentence above.

impassioned
categorical
dogmatic

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitCommunication

sudden and strong

An emphatic no.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

exclamatory

Same sentence, swapped: An exclamatory no.

Close but different

impassioned
dogmatic
fervent

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