Thesaurus
point
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of POINT
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a particular and often important moment in time <it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment>
Synonyms juncture
Related Words beat, crack, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, second, shake, split second, tick, trice, twinkle, wink; bit, spell, stretch, while; brink, cusp, nick, threshold, verge; crisis, crunch time, wire
Phrases moment of truth
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a single piece of information <two points that are important to remember>
Related Words article, item; component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part; aspect, circumstance, facet, factor; evidence, exhibit; database, information, knowledge
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a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part <the little points of gold in the blue ceiling are supposed to represent stars>
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an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast <the racing yacht rounded the point far ahead of its closest rival>
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an area of land that juts out into a body of water <Point Reyes, California>
Related Words breakwater, jetty
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something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind <impeccable politeness has always been her strong point>
Synonyms affection, attribute, attribution, character, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Related Words badge, indication, sign; emblem, symbol, token; charm, grace; excellence, merit, virtue; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk; individuality, singularity, uniqueness
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the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect <her jokes are often long, rambling stories that have no point whatsoever>
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something that one hopes or intends to accomplish <what we're doing does have a point—doesn't it?>
Synonyms aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, idea, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing
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the central part or aspect of something under consideration <that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book>
Synonyms bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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