Advertisement
Advertisement
point
noun as in speck
noun as in specific location
noun as in circumstance, stage; limited time
noun as in goal, aim
Strong matches
appeal, attraction, charm, cogency, design, fascination, intent, intention, interest, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, object, punch, purpose, significance, use, usefulness, utility, validity, validness
Weak matches
noun as in meaning, essence
Strong matches
argument, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, import, kicker, marrow, meat, motif, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, pointer, proposition, stuff, text, thrust, tip, tip-off
Weak matches
bottom line, main idea, name of the game, nuts and bolts, punch line, subject matter
noun as in aspect, characteristic
Strong matches
attribute, circumstance, constituent, facet, feature, instance, item, material, nicety, particular, peculiarity, property, quality, respect, trait
Weak match
noun as in scoring unit of sport competition
verb as in show as probable; call attention
Example Sentences
Lester also recalled a “breaking point” in their relationship where a personal video leaked on YouTube and spread online, with re-posters refusing to take it down.
England's next squad for what are effectively dead rubbers against Serbia and Albania will now have one main point of interest, namely whether Bellingham is included.
EMBR3 4.87%increase; green up pointing triangle is being hit hard by tariffs, but the company hopes that a rapprochement between the two countries could lead to an exception for its products.
Ahead of the meeting, Milei had hailed the U.S. deal as a turning point that would bring “an avalanche of dollars,” promising “we will have dollars pouring out of our ears.”
There was no real upturn in form following his exit, with the team going on to finish the campaign seven points outside of the relegation spots.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
