Synonyms of to the point

to the point

phrase

as in relevant

having to do with the matter at hand

His instructions were quick and to the point.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relevant
• applicable
• material
• relative
• important
• pointed
• pertinent
• useful
• meaningful
• germane
• apposite
• suitable
• significant
• apropos
• appropriate
• apt
• sensible
• fit
• fitting
• allowable
• admissible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• irrelevant
• minor
• immaterial
• pointless
• trivial
• inapplicable
• impertinent
• extraneous
• negligible
• unimportant
• useless
• frivolous
• slight
• meaningless
• inconsequential
• insignificant
• trifling
• inapposite
• inappropriate
• senseless
• irrelative
• unsuitable
• purposeless
• inadmissible
• inapt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of to the point

Everyone on the farm, humans and animals alike, are feeling the heat this summer, to the point Ritter considered canceling petting zoo visits this weekend. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

The talks between the Red Sox and Angels regarding Neto last winter did not progress to the point of exchanging names. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Kinnock was among his generation’s greatest political orators—to the point that Joe Biden, then a senator from Delaware, plagiarized some of his most effective lines. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

In other words, the department rescinded its directive only after Anthropic’s models were hobbled to the point that many benign queries now trigger the guardrails. — João Marinotti, The Conversation, 21 July 2026