underline

Meaning

Noun

1. A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
2. (uncommon) The character _.
3. (dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
4. (dated) A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).

Verb

1. To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
2. (figuratively) To emphasise or stress something.
3. (figuratively, obsolete) To influence secretly.

Adj

Passing under a railway line.

Synonyms

underscore

emphasize

stress

highlight

accentuate

emphasise

accent

play up

foreground

punctuate

heighten

dramatise

italicize

mark

observe

pick up

pinpoint

dash

💨

point

point up

☝️

underbar

put the stress on

reaffirm

remark

score

set off

show off

side line

signalize

strike out

cross out

call attention to

foil

strike through

Translations

souligner

sottolineare

unterstreichen

subrayar

sublinhar

υπογραμμίζω

onderstrepen

benadrukken

enfatizar

accentueren

subratllar

beklemtonen

betonen

Unterstreichung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/

Etymology

From under- + line.