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make a point

VERB
emphasize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accentuate affirm assert highlight indicate maintain point out reiterate repeat underline underscore
STRONG
accent articulate charge dramatize enlarge enunciate headline hit impress italicize mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate spotlight weight
WEAK
bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make clear make emphatic make much of play up point up put accent on rub in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny
STRONG
lose mumble
WEAK
depreciate forget ignore play down understate
VERB
italicize
Synonyms
STRONG
accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore weight
WEAK
bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make clear make emphatic make much of play up point out point up put accent on rub in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce
VERB
particularize
Synonyms
STRONG
agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant designate detail engage guarantee impose make name pledge postulate promise provide require settle slot specify state
WEAK
insist upon lay down lay finger on pin down put down for specificate specificize spell out
Antonyms
STRONG
break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse
VERB
stipulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
designate guarantee impose lay down provide require specify spell out
STRONG
agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant detail engage make name particularize pledge postulate promise settle slot state
WEAK
insist upon lay finger on pin down put down for specificate specificize
Antonyms
STRONG
break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse
WEAK
imply wish

Example Sentences

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Speaking to Congress, Charles broke the ice with a quote from Irish author, poet and playwright Oscar Wilde to make a point about the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Shriver says that what motivates her is to make a point that nobody else is making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Adams discussed his own cancellation after the fact, saying a few days later on his livestream that he had been using hyperbole, “meaning an exaggeration,” to make a point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

During my reverse shop, I make a point of flagging any container that’s more than half full and asking myself a simple question: Can this ingredient touch more than one meal?

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

We’d gotten to the edge of the village, past the chief’s house, where we were supposed to make a point of Tata Ndu seeing us together, which we both forgot about.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver