Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of adding emphasis to questions in American Thesaurus

whatever (adverb)

spoken used for emphasizing “what” in a question to show that you are surprised, interested, upset, or annoyed

whenever (adverb)

spoken used for emphasizing “when” in a question to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed

whoever (pronoun)

spoken used for emphasizing “who” in a question to show that you are surprised or shocked, or that you think something is unlikely

however (adverb)

spoken used instead of “how” in questions for emphasizing that you think something is surprising

wherever (adverb)

used for emphasizing “where” in a question to show that you are surprised, interested, upset, or annoyed

(in) the least ()

used for emphasizing a negative statement or question

in the world ()

used for adding emphasis to a question, especially because you are surprised or angry

at all ()

used for emphasis when you are saying or asking whether something is even slightly true, especially after words such as “any,” “anything,” “anyone,” or “nothing”

who/why/what etc. ever? ()

used for emphasizing a question, especially when you are surprised or upset

on earth (spoken)

spoken used for adding emphasis to questions

the deuce (noun)

old-fashioned used in questions for emphasizing how surprised or annoyed you are

earthly (adjective)

used for giving emphasis to negative statements or to questions

how/what/who etc. the heck (informal)

informal used for emphasizing a question

how/what/why etc. in God’s name ()

used for emphasizing a question

how/who/what etc. in heaven’s name ()

used for strongly emphasizing a question

if you please ()

used for emphasizing a request

now (adverb)

spoken used for giving emphasis to a request, order, or comment

on your knees ()

used for emphasizing that you want someone to help you

please (interjection)

used for emphasizing a request, an order, or a statement

what manner of someone ()

used for emphasis when asking a question

what/why/how etc. the dickens ()

used for emphasizing a question when you are surprised or angry

what/why/how/who the blazes ()

used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something