Synonyms for pinpoint

Synonyms for (noun) pinpoint

Synonyms: pinpoint

Definition: the sharp point of a pin

Similar words: point

Definition: sharp end

Usage: he stuck the point of the knife into a tree; he broke the point of his pencil


Synonyms: speck, pinpoint

Definition: a very small spot

Usage: the plane was just a speck in the sky

Similar words: spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch

Definition: a small contrasting part of something

Usage: a bald spot; a leopard's spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red


Synonyms: pinpoint

Definition: a very brief moment

Usage: they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together

Similar words: minute, moment, second, instant

Definition: a particular point in time

Usage: the moment he arrived the party began


Synonyms for (verb) pinpoint

Synonyms: pinpoint, nail

Definition: locate exactly

Usage: can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?; The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

Similar words: turn up, locate

Definition: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

Usage: Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?; My search turned up nothing


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