exclamation point

noun

1

: a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling

2

: a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast

Their victory in the final game put an exclamation point on the season.

called also exclamation mark

Examples of exclamation point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Huff had a strong all-around game, but his massive sack, strip-fumble of Penix in the final two minutes of the first half was the exclamation point. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025

The Dodgers have earned the break with a dominating performance over the Milwaukee Brewers, culminating in Shohei Ohtani’s historic exclamation point in Game 4. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025

Brown snatched it in stride and tore 99 yards down the left sideline, nearly untouched, for Alabama’s first-half exclamation point and the Tide’s fifth defensive score against the Vols since 2019. —Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

Their matchup will put the exclamation point on an interesting Sunday. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exclamation point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Kids Definition

exclamation point

noun

: a punctuation mark ! used chiefly after an exclamation to show a forceful way of speaking or a strong feeling