emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfa-tik 
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
an emphatic refusal
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action
3
: attracting special attention
4
: constituting or belonging to a set of tense forms in English consisting of the auxiliary do followed by an infinitive without to that are used to facilitate rhetorical inversion or to emphasize something
Examples of emphatic in a Sentence
They were emphatic about their political differences.
the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges
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When asked if the current staffing shortages would affect the accuracy of storm forecast models, Graham was emphatic.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The lasting image from that series was Roy Hibbert’s emphatic block on Carmelo Anthony with 5:03 left in Game 6.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The veteran center, who’s coming off the best season of his whirlwind career, blocked five Knicks shots in one six-minute span and followed up the last with an emphatic dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The answer was an emphatic no, even though the many regional and national surveys conducted during the period showed that patrons appreciated the effort.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The lasting image from that series was Roy Hibbert’s emphatic block on Carmelo Anthony with 5:03 left in Game 6.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The veteran center, who’s coming off the best season of his whirlwind career, blocked five Knicks shots in one six-minute span and followed up the last with an emphatic dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The answer was an emphatic no, even though the many regional and national surveys conducted during the period showed that patrons appreciated the effort.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for emphatic
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“Emphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphatic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfat-ik
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or action
3
: attracting special attention
an emphatic design
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