Meaning & use
Accented
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Spoken with a particular accent, or marked with emphasis or a distinguishing feature.
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He spoke in heavily accented English, having learned it as an adult.
The room was accented with pops of red throughout the decor.
A note on using this word
Used both for pronunciation, as in a foreign accent, and for design, where it describes a highlighted decorative detail.
Words with a similar meaning
emphasizedinflected
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Words with an opposite meaning
unaccentedneutral
Another way to use it
2. verb
Pronounced or performed with emphasis on a particular syllable or note (verb, past tense of 'accent').
The composer accented the first beat of every measure.
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