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

This is just like the exclamation point. —Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026

Habs cash in on Texier gamble Alexandre Texier’s two-year extension, announced Wednesday, is quite the exclamation point on a flyer by the Montreal Canadiens less than two months ago. —Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Milton Williams with the exclamation point! —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026

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