Antonyms of adj unaccented

2 senses of unaccented

Sense 1
atonic (vs. tonic), unaccented -- (used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress")


Sense 2
unaccented, light, weak -- ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable")

INDIRECT (VIA unstressed) -> stressed, accented -- (bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'")

Similarity of adj unaccented

2 senses of unaccented

Sense 1
atonic (vs. tonic), unaccented -- (used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress")

Sense 2
unaccented, light, weak -- ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable")
       => unstressed (vs. stressed) -- (not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed")

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