standpoint
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noun \-ˌpȯint\Definition of STANDPOINT
: a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged
See Examples of STANDPOINT
- From an economic standpoint, the policy is sound.
- <I never thought about it from that standpoint before.>
First Known Use of STANDPOINT
1829
Related to STANDPOINT
- Synonyms
- angle, eye view, outlook, shoes, slant, perspective, vantage point, viewpoint
Rhymes with STANDPOINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
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