Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stress 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  rack 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stress 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  wave  off 
  =>  soft-pedal 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  foreground,  highlight,  spotlight,  play  up 
  =>  raise 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  rack 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stress 
 
  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
 
  Sense  2 
  stress,  accent 
  =>  pronounce,  articulate,  enounce,  sound  out  enunciate,  say 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  afflict 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stress 
 
  stress  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stress,  accent 
  =>  pronounce,  articulate,  enounce,  sound  out  enunciate,  say 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  afflict 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stress 
 
  The  verb  stress  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (4)  stress,  accent  --  (put  stress  on  utter  with  an  accent) 
  3.  try  strain,  stress  --  (test  the  limits  of  "You  are  trying  my  patience!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stressed 
 
  The  adj  stressed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  stressed,  distressed,  in  a  bad  way  --  (suffering  severe  physical  strain  or  distress;  "he  dropped  out  of  the  race,  clearly  distressed  and  having  difficulty  breathing";  "the  victim  was  in  a  bad  way  and  needed  immediate  attention") 
  2.  stressed  --  (bearing  a  stress  or  accent;  "an  iambic  foot  consists  of  an  unstressed  syllable  followed  by  a  stressed  syllable  as  in  `delay'") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stressed 
 
  2  senses  of  stressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  stressed,  distressed,  in  a  bad  way(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  troubled)  ->  untroubled 
 
  Sense  2 
  stressed  (vs.  unstressed) 
 
  unstressed  (vs.  stressed),  unaccented 
  =>  feminine 
  =>  short 
  =>  unemphatic 
  =>  unaccented,  light,  weak 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stressed 
 
  2  senses  of  stressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  stressed,  distressed,  in  a  bad  way(prenominal) 
  =>  troubled  (vs.  untroubled) 
 
  Sense  2 
  stressed  (vs.  unstressed) 
  =>  accented,  heavy,  strong 
  =>  emphatic,  emphasized,  emphasised 
  =>  long 
  =>  masculine 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stressed 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stressed 
 
  stressed  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stressed 
  distressed 
  stressed 
  unstressed 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stress 
 
  The  verb  stress  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (4)  stress,  accent  --  (put  stress  on  utter  with  an  accent) 
  3.  try  strain,  stress  --  (test  the  limits  of  "You  are  trying  my  patience!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stressed 
 
  The  adj  stressed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  stressed,  distressed,  in  a  bad  way  --  (suffering  severe  physical  strain  or  distress;  "he  dropped  out  of  the  race,  clearly  distressed  and  having  difficulty  breathing";  "the  victim  was  in  a  bad  way  and  needed  immediate  attention") 
  2.  stressed  --  (bearing  a  stress  or  accent;  "an  iambic  foot  consists  of  an  unstressed  syllable  followed  by  a  stressed  syllable  as  in  `delay'") 

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