underlined

un·der·line

U u

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn]
- /verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn]
- /verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn/

Definitions of underlined word

verb with object underlined to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore. 1
verb with object underlined to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing. 1
noun underlined Printing. a caption under an illustration. 1
noun underlined a line drawn under something; an underscore. 1

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Origin of underlined

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25; under- + line1

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Parts of speech for Underlined

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underlined

underlined popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for underlined

adj underlined

big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
life-or-death — life-and-death.
meat-and-potatoes — fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election?
prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.

verb underlined

accentuated — to give emphasis or prominence to.
chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
italicized — to print in italic type.

adjective underlined

noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.

All 15 Synonyms of underlined