Antonyms for emphatic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : em-fat-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈfæt ɪk

Definition of emphatic

Origin : 1708, from Greek emphatikos, variant of emphantikos, from emphainein (see emphasis). Emphatical is earlier (1550s). Related: Emphatically.

adj insistent, unequivocal

Example sentences :

But as for the liner, it continued with its emphatic reiteration.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

"I earned that, Martin," she returned determinedly to his emphatic remonstrance.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

He stepped closer to the Lakonian, and spoke with emphatic briefness.
Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

It was their sole, emphatic mission to kill, burn, and destroy.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

They were aware that Arulai's "marks" were likely to be emphatic, for Arulai never does things by halves.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

If there was to be a denial of self, however, he was emphatic that his should be the sacrifice.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

His quarrel had been with Spurling, not with Granger; he was emphatic about that.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

And Joe accompanied his final decision with an emphatic nod.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

To his chums the captain was emphatic in his orders that secrecy be preserved.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Yes, I—" It suddenly occurred to him that his language had been as emphatic as his actions.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for emphatic

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