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point

The word “point” has 1 syllable: point

It's pronounced as /pɔɪnt/

What is synonym and antonym for point?

In the thesaurus, “point” has 292 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for point along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for point

Antonyms for point

Meanings of point

  • noun
    1. A discrete division of something.
    2. A sharp extremity.
    3. One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
    4. A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
    5. A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
    6. Lace worked by the needle.
    7. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
    8. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
    9. The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
    10. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
    11. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
    12. A vaccine point.
    13. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
  • verb
    1. To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
    2. To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
    3. To face in a particular direction.
    4. (sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
    5. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
    6. To indicate a probability of something.
    7. To repair mortar.
    8. To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
    9. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
    10. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
    11. To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
    12. To mark with diacritics.
    13. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
    14. To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
    15. To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
    16. To sail close to the wind.
    17. To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
    18. (of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
    19. To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
    20. To appoint.

Example Sentences

  • He made a good point during the discussion.
  • The teacher used a laser to point at the map.
  • We reached the highest point of the mountain.
  • There’s no point in arguing about it anymore.
  • Please point out the errors in my report.

On this page you'll find 320 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to point, such as: advert, affection, aggregate, aim, allude, ambition, amount.

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