Definition for Point up:

• emphasize, esp. by identification; " This novel points up the racial problems in England"

Synonyms for Point up:

• v.

  •accentuate (verb)
  • spotlight,
  • call attention to,
  • give prominence to,
  • bring attention to,
  • draw attention to,
  • feature.
  •be dramatic (verb)
  • overplay.
  •characterize (verb)
  • mark.
  •communication (verb)
  • point up.
  •demonstrate, exemplify (verb)
  • illustrate.
  •emphasize (verb)
  • bear down,
  • dwell on,
  • dramatize,
  • insist on,
  • press,
  • impress,
  • limelight,
  • indicate,
  • put accent on,
  • enlarge,
  • headline,
  • play up,
  • affirm,
  • repeat,
  • pronounce,
  • weight,
  • HIT,
  • maintain,
  • enunciate,
  • articulate,
  • make emphatic,
  • rub in,
  • make much of,
  • point out,
  • labor the point,
  • assert,
  • reiterate,
  • charge,
  • pinpoint,
  • make a point.
  •feature (verb)
  • blaze,
  • present,
  • star,
  • promote,
  • set off,
  • advertise,
  • make conspicuous.
  •illustrate (verb)
  • delineate,
  • instance,
  • expound,
  • vivify,
  • show and tell,
  • exhibit,
  • elucidate,
  • represent,
  • manifest,
  • show,
  • portray,
  • clear,
  • symbolize,
  • Emblematize,
  • clarify,
  • illuminate,
  • depict,
  • typify,
  • get over,
  • imitate,
  • proclaim,
  • lay out,
  • interpret,
  • allegorize,
  • disclose,
  • picture,
  • expose,
  • get across,
  • bring home,
  • clear up,
  • personify,
  • make plain,
  • embody,
  • mirror,
  • explain,
  • epitomize,
  • Ostend,
  • reveal,
  • evince,
  • evidence,
  • draw a picture.
  •overplay (verb)
  • magnify,
  • overemphasize,
  • maximize,
  • overuse,
  • overdo,
  • overwork,
  • overstate,
  • get carried away,
  • exaggerate,
  • mug,
  • ham it up,
  • show off,
  • labor at,
  • overdraw,
  • overstress,
  • blow out of proportion,
  • lay it on thick,
  • overact,
  • hyperbolize,
  • stretch.
  •play up (verb)
  • bring to the fore,
  • turn spotlight on,
  • make a production of.
  •punctuate (verb)
  • interrupt,
  • interject,
  • point,
  • intersperse,
  • break,
  • divide,
  • separate,
  • intersect,
  • sprinkle,
  • pepper.
  •spotlight (verb)
  • put on center stage,
  • draw attention,
  • give prominence,
  • publicize,
  • floodlight.
  •stress (verb)
  • harp on,
  • lay emphasis on,
  • spot,
  • belabor.
  •underline (verb)
  • caption,
  • rule,
  • interlineate,
  • give emphasis,
  • point to,
  • bracket.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • highlight,
  • inflect,
  • foreground,
  • angle.
  •
  • cite,
  • underscore,
  • italicize.
  •
  • underline.
  •accent
  • make clear.
  •overplay
  • Overdrawn,
  • overemphasizing,
  • Overdrawing,
  • ham up,
  • overemphasizes,
  • over-wrought,
  • overemphasized,
  • overstressing,
  • maximizing,
  • maximized,
  • lay on thick,
  • laying it on thick,
  • overusing,
  • overacts,
  • overuses,
  • overstressed,
  • over-emphasize,
  • maximizes,
  • overacting,
  • laid on thick.
  •punctuate
  • Peppering,
  • peppers,
  • Peppered,
  • Intersected.

Antonyms for Point up:

• v.

  • accentuate
    divert attention from, mask.
  • emphasize
    depreciate, play down, mumble, ignore, forget, deny, understate, lose.
  • feature
    disregard.
  • illustrate
    conceal, confuse, hide, cover, obscure, complicate, save.
  • italicize
    neglect.
  • play up
    underrate, deemphasize, undervalue.
  • punctuate
    attach, collect, gather, combine, join, agree, unite.
  • spotlight
    turn aside.
  • stress
    attenuate, relax, reduce.

Hyponym for Point up:

• v.

  • communication
    accentuate, emphasise, stress, punctuate, emphasize, accent.