brought home

Drove the point

Brought home is the past tense of bring home, meaning to make something vividly clear or personally felt: The documentary really brought home the reality of climate change.

What's brought home lands with emotional or intellectual force—abstract facts become concrete understanding.

Also used literally for carrying something to one's residence.

graspedClutched or understood
realizedBecame aware of
reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
understoodGrasped the meaning
conveyedTransferred or expressed

absorbed · hard lesson · groceries · acknowledged · closure · recognized · bacon · epiphany · stray · stray cat · appreciated · breadwinner · drove · trophy · gold medal · lesson · learning experience · instill

Opposites

physical transport/retrieval

brought homeleft behind

Abandoned or forgotten

took away · sent away · abandoned · removed · discarded

EMOTIONAL/RELATIONAL MEANING (making real/vivid)

brought homeobscured

Made hard to perceive

glossed over · concealed · distanced · minimized · downplayed

achievement/acquisition

brought homelost

Unable to navigate

forfeited · let slip · gave up · squandered · blew

Family

home, homeless, homes, homely, homeland, brought, brings, bringing, hometown

Familiarity: Top 20,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G