English adjective: accented | |||
| 1. | accented used of syllables | ||
| Samples | A tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word. | ||
| Synonyms | tonic | ||
| Antonyms | unaccented, atonic | ||
| 2. | accented bearing a stress or accent | ||
| Samples | An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'. | ||
| Synonyms | stressed | ||
| Similar | emphasised, emphasized, emphatic, masculine | ||
| Antonyms | unstressed | ||