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

the game put an exclamation point on the season

called also exclamation mark

Examples of exclamation point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his 45th start as a Tiger, Justin Verlander put the exclamation point on what would become a Hall of Fame career, throwing the franchise’s first no-hitter since 1984 (and the first no-no at home, striking out 12 and walking four on 112 pitches (73 of them strikes). —Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 11 July 2025

Royce Lewis later singled to score Carlos Correa before Harrison Bader cleared the bases with another home run that served as the exclamation point. —Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025

The posts, full of emphatic praise and multiple exclamation points, showed Mia posing with Combs, calling him a legend, and thanking him for being her friend. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2025

Her paragraphs are sprinkled with smiley faces and exclamation points. —Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, 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