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to the point
phrase as in aphoristic
phrase as in applicable
phrase as in brief
phrase as in compact
phrase as in dead-on
phrase as in epigrammatical
phrase as in germane
phrase as in marrowy
phrase as in pat
phrase as in pertinent
phrase as in relevant
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- accordant
- ad rem
- allowable
- applicatory
- apposite
- appurtenant
- apt
- becoming
- cognate
- concerning
- conformant
- conforming
- congruent
- congruous
- consonant
- correlated
- correspondent
- fit
- fitting
- harmonious
- having direct bearing on
- having to do with
- material
- on the button
- on the nose
- pat
- pertaining to
- pointful
- referring
- relative
- right-on
- weighty
phrase as in right on
Strongest matches
Strong matches
phrase as in terse
phrase as in thumbnail
phrase as in trenchant
Weak matches
- acid
- acidulous
- acute
- astringent
- clear
- clear-cut
- crisp
- critical
- crushing
- cutting
- distinct
- driving
- dynamic
- effective
- effectual
- emphatic
- energetic
- explicit
- forceful
- forcible
- graphic
- hurtful
- impressive
- intense
- keen
- piquant
- potent
- powerful
- razor-sharp
- salty
- sardonic
- sententious
- severe
- sharp
- significant
- strong
- tart
- unequivocal
- vigorous
- weighty
- well-defined
Example Sentences
Films are a chance to work out these nagging, existential neuroses that live in the back of the mind, the type that overwhelm to the point of panic if thought about for too long.
"The challenge has been to devise a more benign pre-treatment process, diminishing risk to the point that patients suffering from an autoimmune deficiency that may not be immediately life-threatening would feel comfortable undergoing the treatment."
A win would be the simplest way to avoid resorting to the point differential tiebreaker that could still be in play to decide the No. 1 seed in the West.
When you were talking earlier about how all of the characters are somewhat you as well, one thing that I appreciated about the structure of the book is the technique of how after the end of a chapter through Maddie’s point of view, we instantly switch to the point of view of the person that she’s just interacted with.
“Then it got to the point I was like, ‘This is not cool anymore.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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