Antonyms of adj emphatic

3 senses of emphatic

Sense 1
emphatic, emphasized, emphasised -- (spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word")

INDIRECT (VIA stressed) -> unstressed -- (not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed")

Sense 2
emphatic, exclamatory -- (sudden and strong; "an emphatic no")

INDIRECT (VIA forceful) -> forceless, unforceful -- (lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument")

Sense 3
emphatic, forceful -- (forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty")

INDIRECT (VIA assertive) -> unassertive -- (inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person")

Similarity of adj emphatic

3 senses of emphatic

Sense 1
emphatic, emphasized, emphasised -- (spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word")
       => stressed (vs. unstressed), accented -- (bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'")

Sense 2
emphatic, exclamatory -- (sudden and strong; "an emphatic no")
       => forceful (vs. forceless) -- (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace")

Sense 3
emphatic, forceful -- (forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty")
       => assertive (vs. unassertive), self-asserting, self-assertive -- (aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act")