PINPOINT Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of pinpoint

as in accurate

meeting the highest standard of accuracy the pinpoint measurement of brain tumors is critically important

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verb

as in to identify

to find out or establish the identity of pinpointed the culprit by tracking calls from his cell phone

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as in to aim

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal publishers like to be able to pinpoint publicity efforts where they will have the most effect

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Recent Examples of pinpoint

Adjective

His round featured a pinpoint six-iron to 10 feet for eagle at the seventh. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025 Saturday’s maneuver required pinpoint hand-eye coordination, body control and a flourish of power. — Phil Thompson, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020

Verb

In the trailer, Fahy and Byrne are seen joining forces to solve a murder mystery in their small town with a teen pinpointed as the prime suspect. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Noun

The timing and pinpoint placement of the delivery are the difference between this being a first down or a touchdown. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 For others, like jewelry, Yamada has to use a pinpoint metal detector, searching the mud inch by inch. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinpoint

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpoint

Adjective

Moreover, the company says automatic workout recognition is twice as accurate as before, with 50% fewer missed activities.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Google says the new model means auto activity tracking is twice as accurate and supports over 100 activities.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of accurate

Verb

Russia's heavy bombardment of the power grid ahead of winter has been an annual feature of the war, aimed at wearing down Ukraine's appetite for the fight by denying civilians heat and running water.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Marshall has consistently voted against Senate War Powers Resolutions aimed at halting or restricting military operations in Iran.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of aim

Noun

In December 2025, the CFPB under Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought withdrew the proposal, ruling that fees and voluntary tips were not finance charges.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The book celebrates the family's Southern, Sicilian and Cajun roots with recipes, entertaining tips and treasured traditions designed to bring loved ones together.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of tip

Adjective

But actually, the precise challenge was to not treat it as a joke.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The smaller probe will then head toward the asteroid's surface, a descent that should take two to three hours depending on 269 Justitia's precise gravity, which remains unknown.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of precise

Verb

The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Hall found that forecasting future consumer spending is virtually impossible.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of find

Adjective

Attention turned out to be the right mathematical operation for linking words and building context — the fundamentals of translation.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s model proved that even when the variables are allowed to be any rational number—a whole number or a fraction—the mathematical world remains unsortable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

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