Synonyms of points

points 1 of 2

noun

plural of point

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as in moments

a particular and often important moment in time

it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moments
• minutes
• junctures
• moments of truth
• seconds
• ticks
• instants
• shakes
• nanoseconds
• winks
• thresholds
• crises
• heartbeats
• flashes
• split seconds
• trices
• wires
• spells
• beats
• twinkles
• cusps
• whiles
• bits
• stretches
• nicks
• verges
• cracks
• jiffies
• crunch times
• brinks

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as in tips

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow

be careful with the point on that umbrella, or you could hurt someone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tips
• ends
• apices
• cusps
• apexes
• noses
• pikes
• pike
• stickers
• nibs
• pinpoints
• tines
• prongs
• barbs
• spikes
• snags
• prickles
• jags

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as in verges

an interval of time just before the onset of something

was at the point of accepting the new job when he realized he didn't want to leave his old one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• verges
• brinks
• cusps
• thresholds
• edges
• nicks

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as in items

a separate part in a list, account, or series

went down the list point by point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• items
• things
• details
• stuff
• articles
• elements
• particulars
• members
• objects
• factors
• components
• features
• characteristics
• sections
• segments
• ingredients
• portions
• pieces
• belongings
• particles
• constituents
• divisions
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• aggregates
• composites
• totals
• conglomerates
• sums
• wholes
• summations
• entireties
• totalities

5

as in facts

a single piece of information

two points that are important to remember

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facts
• details
• data
• items
• elements
• particulars
• articles
• factors
• parts
• components
• specifics
• ingredients
• information
• niceties
• members
• particularities
• circumstances
• aspects
• constituents
• facets
• evidences
• exhibits
• databases
• knowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• errors
• misconceptions
• myths
• inaccuracies
• fallacies
• misstatements
• falsehoods

6

as in dots

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part

the little points of gold in the blue ceiling are supposed to represent stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dots
• specks
• patches
• flecks
• blotches
• spots
• stains
• pips
• mottles
• splotches
• smudges
• speckles
• eyespots
• smears
• dapples
• marks
• moles
• freckles
• blots
• blobs
• splashes
• birthmarks
• spatters
• polka dots
• smutches

7

as in peninsulas

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast

the racing yacht rounded the point far ahead of its closest rival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsulas
• promontories
• capes
• headlands
• nesses
• levees
• jetties
• spits
• breakwaters
• forelands

8

as in capes

an area of land that juts out into a body of water

Point Reyes, California

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsulas
• capes
• promontories
• arms
• spits
• headlands
• nesses
• forelands
• jetties
• breakwaters

9

as in stages

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

at this point in your life, you should already be saving for retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stages
• steps
• chapters
• phases
• places
• inches
• degrees
• grades
• pegs
• notches
• aspects
• cuts
• sides
• amounts
• angles
• facets
• planes
• measures
• increments
• decrements

10

as in features

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

impeccable politeness has always been her strong point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• features
• characteristics
• attributes
• qualities
• traits
• attributions
• criteria
• markers
• properties
• marks
• touches
• hallmarks
• criterions
• symbols
• specifics
• fingerprints
• stamps
• notes
• peculiarities
• signs
• characters
• diagnostics
• indications
• affections
• particularities
• badges
• emblems
• tokens
• virtues
• differentiae
• merits
• charms
• graces
• singularities
• eccentricities
• idiosyncrasies
• excellences
• quirks
• oddities
• individualities

11

as in locations

the area or space occupied by or intended for something

runners began lining up by the starting point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• locations
• venues
• places
• sites
• spots
• positions
• localities
• loci
• locales
• emplacements
• scenes
• sections
• wheres
• regions
• precincts
• sectors
• theres
• heres

12

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

what we're doing does have a point—doesn't it?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goals
• purposes
• objectives
• ideas
• plans
• objects
• aims
• things
• intentions
• ambitions
• intents
• dreams
• targets
• aspirations
• meanings
• marks
• ideals
• pretensions
• designs
• ends
• bournes
• projects
• bourns
• hopes
• minds
• wishes
• schemes
• plots
• destinations
• desires
• holy grails
• terminuses
• grails
• termini
• nirvanas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

13

as in hearts

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hearts
• essences
• roots
• cores
• kernels
• sums
• pivots
• meats
• bullseyes
• bottom lines
• cruces
• subjects
• nets
• nubs
• themes
• nuclei
• keynotes
• gists
• cruxes
• meat and potatoes
• centerpieces
• nucleuses
• bull's-eyes
• piths
• directions
• nubbins
• substances
• contents
• tenors
• hypotheses
• courses
• drifts
• theses
• propositions
• bodies
• purports

points

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of point

1

as in signals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• signals
• refers
• mentions
• hints
• implies
• indicates
• alludes
• signalizes
• signifies
• suggests
• intimates
• adverts
• infers
• smells (of)
• insinuates
• smacks (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• declares
• announces
• proclaims
• describes
• spells out
• elucidates
• delineates

2

as in levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levels
• homes (in on)
• aims
• focuses
• centers
• focusses
• nails
• sets
• directs
• rivets
• concentrates
• zeroes (in on)
• hones in (on)
• trains
• fastens
• minds
• heeds
• attends
• fixates (on)
• obsesses (over)
• refocuses