All the arguments pointed in the same direction.
Source: tatoeba (19985)
Pointed
/ˈpɔɪntɪd/
Synonyms for "pointed" (236 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (70)
cornutedcrispcrookedcrotchedcurtcuspedcuspidatecutcuttingdecideddefinabledenotationaldenotativedockeddrollellipticellipticalemphasizedemphaticepigrammatic
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expressiveextendedextensionalfacetiousfigurativefineforcefulforcibleforkedformulaicformulisticfull of meaningfull of pointfull of substancefunnyfurcalfurcategeniculategeniculatedgnomichebetatehispidhookedhornedhornyhumoroushumorsomein red lettersincisiveindicativeintelligibleintensionalinterpretableitalicizedjaggedjestingjocosejocularjokingjokyjoshingkeenkeen-wittedknee-shaped
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (118)
laconiclivelymarkedmeaningmeaningfulmeatymetaphoricalmordantmucronatemuricateneedle-pointedneedle-sharpnimble wittednimble-wittednoticeableoutstandingpeakedpeakypenetratingpiercing
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pithyplatitudinouspoignantpointypositivepregnantprominentprongedproverbialprunedpunctuatedpungentquick wittedquick-wittedrapier-likereadablereferentialremarkablereservedsalientsaltsaltysaw toothedsaw-toothedsawtoothscintillatingsensationalsententiousserrateserratedsharpsharp-corneredsharp-pointedshortshort and sweetshortenedsignalsignificantsignificativesmartsparklingspartanspecialspiculatespikedspikyspinedspinousspinysprightlystarredstressedstrikingsubstantialsuccinctsuggestivesummarysymbolicsymbolicalsynopsizedtaciturntaperedtaperingtellingtersetighttinedto the pointtoothedtransferredtrenchanttruncatedunbatedunderlinedunderscoredunmistakablev shapedv-shapedwhimsicalwittyy shapedy-shapedzigzag
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15 entriesCollocations
10 entriespointed archpointed conclusionpointed critiquepointed endpointed findingpointed fingerpointed instrumentpointed questionpointed remarkpointed tip
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
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26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
At the meeting I pointed out the plan's merit.
Source: tatoeba (22541)
Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
Source: tatoeba (27157)
It is often pointed out that a vague smile is typical of the Japanese.
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