points

NOUN

brownie points

Synonyms

WEAK

credibility credit kudos notability pat on the back plaudits praise strokes word of praise

NOUN

commendation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement

STRONG

PR acclamation approbation approval award bouquet credit encomium honor panegyric pay plum posy puff rave recommendation stroke stroking tribute

WEAK

brownie points good opinion pat on the back pat on the head pumping up shot in the arm

Antonyms

STRONG

condemnation criticism disapproval dishonor disrespect ill repute

WEAK

blame censure reprimand

NOUN

credit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attention

STRONG

acclaim acknowledgment approval belief commendation confidence credence distinction faith fame glory honor kudos merit notice praise reliance strokes thanks tribute

WEAK

brownie points pat on the back

Antonyms

STRONG

blame censure condemnation criticism disapproval disbelief distrust doubt rejection unimportance

WEAK

cash disacknowledgement disclaimer discredit dishonor disregard disrespect ill repute

NOUN

handicap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage benefit

STRONG

edge favor odds start vantage

WEAK

head start trump card upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

drawback help impairment limitation restriction shortcoming

NOUN

interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commitment earnings gain influence involvement participation right stake

STRONG

accrual authority bonus claim credit discount due percentage piece portion premium title

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

NOUN

percentage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bonus chunk fee interest percent proportion rate ratio royalty

STRONG

allowance bite commission corner cut discount division duty holdout juice payoff piece quota section slice split taste winnings

WEAK

piece of the action

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

increase juncture

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribution dividend division interest part percentage proportion stake

STRONG

allowance apportionment bite chunk claim commission cut divide divvy dose drag due end fraction fragment helping heritage lagniappe lot measure meed parcel piece pittance plum quantum quota quotient rake-off ration royalty segment serving slice split taste whack

WEAK

cut in cut up fifty-fifty halver partage quotum

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

entirety total

NOUN

terms

Synonyms

STRONG

charge circumstances conclusion condition details fee items nitty-gritty particulars payment premise premises price provision provisions proviso provisos qualifications rate reservation specifications stipulation stipulations strings treaty understanding

WEAK

fine print size of it small print what it is

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement

Example Sentences

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That’s down 2 percentage points since we previously asked this question in July 2025.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Target said it expects sales growth of around 4% for 2026, two percentage points higher than its prior outlook.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

BI also raised its overnight deposit facility rate by 50 basis points to 4.25% and its lending facility rate to 6.0%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Times have changed at Villa in the 10 years since they were relegated in 2015-16 where they finished bottom of the Premier League with just 17 points and three wins.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Did she think she was going to get extra points for helping me?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

points

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