What is another word for point at?

Pronunciation: [pˈɔ͡ɪnt at] (IPA)

Pointing at something is a common gesture that we use to indicate something or someone. However, using the same words repeatedly can make our conversations monotonous. Therefore, it is a good idea to switch up our vocabulary and use some synonyms for the phrase "point at". Here are some options: indicate, direct attention towards, identify, designate, gesture towards, beckon to, gesture at, pinpoint, show the way, demonstrate. Using these alternatives can bring variety to your speech and make it more engaging. It also shows that you have a grasp of the English language and can communicate effectively with a diverse group of people.

What are the hypernyms for Point at?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Point at

  • There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.
    Lewis Carroll
  • The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars yet. Nicolas Cage was not a big star when we did Raising Arizona. A lot of these people were also virtually unknown, too, when we worked with them first.
    Joel Coen
  • There is a point at which methods devour themselves.
    Frantz Fanon
  • There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return.
    Dag Hammarskjold
  • Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
    Hermann Hesse

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