Definition of emphatics

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • emphatics is not a valid Scrabble US word!
  • emphatics is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • emphatics is not a valid Words with friends word!

Definition of emphatics


  • spoken with emphasis (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an emphatic word

    Synonyms

    1. emphasised
    2. emphasized
  • sudden and strong (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an emphatic no

    Synonyms

    1. exclamatory
  • forceful and definite in expression or action (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty

    Synonyms

    1. forceful

See definition of emphatics in Merriam Webster