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

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

Instead, Rocchio walloped a fastball off the right-field foul pole for a walk-off homer, an exclamation point at the end of a regular season that culminated in an improbable AL Central crown. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

But perhaps the ultimate exclamation point comes from his costar. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025

Senior defensive back Matthew Wagner put the exclamation point on the victory with an interception on a deep pass from Barnslater on the next possession. —Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 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