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Grade 7
(un-der-scor-ing) 4 syllables

Definition

verb. to emphasize or highlight something important.

Example Sentence

She marked the words wrong by underscoring them.

More Example Sentences

She is underscoring the need for teamwork.

Synonyms

emphasizing; highlighting; stressing

Antonyms

normal text with no emphasis

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

underscoring
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • boring
  • coring
  • doehring
  • doring
  • flooring
  • goehring
  • goring
  • kohring
  • loring
  • moehring
  • mohring
  • moring
  • poring
  • pouring
  • roaring
  • scoring
  • shoring
  • snoring
  • soaring
  • storing
  • warring

  • adoring
  • deploring
  • exploring
  • ignoring
  • imploring
  • outpouring
  • restoring

  • underscoring
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