Definitions

point up

VERB

accentuate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emphasize highlight underline underscore

STRONG

accent feature spotlight stress

WEAK

bring attention to call attention to draw attention to give prominence to

Antonyms

WEAK

divert attention from mask

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 a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

lose mumble

WEAK

depreciate forget ignore play down understate

VERB

feature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise emphasize headline mark present promote spotlight star

STRONG

accentuate blaze italicize stress underline underscore

WEAK

call attention to make conspicuous play up set off

Antonyms

WEAK

disregard ignore

VERB

illustrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

STRONG

allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

WEAK

bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain ostend show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

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 a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point out put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce

VERB

mark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstrate feature identify illustrate indicate show signify

STRONG

bespeak betoken brand denote designate distinguish earmark evidence evince exemplify exhibit individualize individuate label manifest proclaim qualify remark signalize singularize stamp

WEAK

check off mark off ostend point out set apart show up stake out

VERB

overplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate maximize overdo overemphasize overstate overuse

STRONG

accent accentuate dramatize hyperbolize magnify mug overact overdraw overstress overwork stretch

WEAK

blow out of proportion get carried away ham it up labor at lay it on thick show off

Antonyms

WEAK

play down

VERB

play up

Synonyms

WEAK

accentuate bring to the fore call attention to feature highlight italicize magnify make a production of stress turn spotlight on underline underscore

Antonyms

WEAK

deemphasize play down underrate undervalue

VERB

punctuate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interrupt intersperse pepper sprinkle underline

STRONG

accent accentuate break divide emphasize interject intersect mark point separate stress

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect gather

STRONG

agree attach combine join unite

VERB

spotlight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate highlight illuminate publicize

STRONG

feature floodlight limelight

WEAK

draw attention give prominence put on center stage

Antonyms

WEAK

underplay

VERB

stress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent belabor feature headline italicize spot spotlight

WEAK

dwell on harp on lay emphasis on make emphatic play up rub in

Antonyms

WEAK

attenuate reduce relax

VERB

underline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate highlight indicate stress underscore

STRONG

bracket caption feature italicize rule

WEAK

call attention to check off draw attention to give emphasis interlineate play up point to

Example Sentences

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I am not sure endowing Sonny with a social conscience, presumably intended to point up the material’s contemporary relevance, is an improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The December 2028 $60 calls — allowing you to buy the stock at that price at any point up to that date — have risen from $9 to $14 in a matter of weeks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

To address the most important point up front: The wildfires currently spreading across North and South Carolina are tragic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

Noem, who was at one point up for consideration to be Trump’s running mate, will head the agency responsible for everything from deportations to natural disaster relief efforts.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024

He swung the Iron Rod to point up at the sky beyond them.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

point up

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