point
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essence
purpose
aspect
beside the point
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- irrelevant
- inappropriate
- pointless
- peripheral
- unimportant
- incidental
- unconnected
- immaterial
- inconsequential
- nothing to do with it
- extraneous
- neither here nor there
- off the subject
- inapplicable
- not to the point
- inapposite
- without connection
- inconsequent
- not pertinent
- not germane
- not to the purpose
in point of fact
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on the point of something
point of view: opinion
point of view: perspective
point something or someone out: identify
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- identify
- show
- point to
- indicate
- finger
- single out
- call attention to
- draw or call attention to
point something or someone out: allude to
point something up
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- emphasize
- stress
- highlight
- underline
- make clear
- accent
- spotlight
- draw attention to
- underscore
- play up
- accentuate
- foreground
- focus attention on
- give prominence to
- turn the spotlight on
- bring to the fore
- put emphasis on
point to something: denote
point to something: refer to
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- refer to
- mention
- indicate
- specify
- single out
- touch on
- call attention to
to the point
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for point
a sharp or tapered end
one of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale
a transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur
what one intends to do or achieve
what a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about
the gist of a specific action or situation
an individually considered portion of a whole
to move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something
to mark with punctuation
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point to: to give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of
point up: to accord emphasis to
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Synonyms for point
a geometric element that has position but no extension
the precise location of something
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- location
- punctum
- optic disc
- optic disk
- blind spot
- belly button
- bellybutton
- navel
- omphalos
- omphalus
- umbilicus
- McBurney's point
- node
- antinode
- origin
- source
- root
- rootage
- beginning
- celestial point
- midpoint
- centre
- center
- crinion
- trichion
- chokepoint
- corner
- crossing
- focus
- geographic point
- geographical point
- ground zero
- hot spot
- hotspot
- midair
- abutment
- position
- place
- pressure point
- military position
- spot
- topographic point
- vanishing point
- focal point
- hilum
- nidus
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
an instant of time
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a V shape
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
a promontory extending out into a large body of water
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
an outstanding characteristic
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sharp end
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
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- direction
- cardinal compass point
- NbE
- north by east
- NNE
- nor'-nor'-east
- north northeast
- NEbN
- northeast by north
- nor'-east
- northeast
- northeastward
- NE
- NEbE
- northeast by east
- east northeast
- ENE
- east by north
- EbN
- east by south
- EbS
- east southeast
- ESE
- SEbE
- southeast by east
- sou'-east
- southeast
- southeastward
- SE
- SEbS
- southeast by south
- sou'-sou'-east
- south southeast
- SSE
- SbE
- south by east
- SbW
- south by west
- sou'-sou'-west
- south southwest
- SSW
- southwest by south
- SWbS
- southwest
- southwestward
- sou'-west
- SW
- southwest by west
- SWbW
- west southwest
- WSW
- WbS
- west by south
- WbN
- west by north
- west northwest
- WNW
- northwest by west
- NWbW
- northwestward
- nor'-west
- NW
- northwest
- northwest by north
- NWbN
- NNW
- nor'-nor'-west
- north northwest
- NbW
- north by west
a linear unit used to measure the size of type
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one percent of the total principal of a loan
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a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
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the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
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the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
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a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
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the gun muzzle's direction
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a wall socket
a contact in the distributor
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
direct the course
be a signal for or a symptom of
sail close to the wind
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
give a point to
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