made a point
Drove it home
Made a point means deliberately emphasized something or took care to do something: She made a point of thanking everyone who helped.
The phrase suggests intentional effort—not accidental or casual, but purposeful.
To make a point is also to successfully communicate an argument or observation: I think you've made your point.
- emphasizedGave special importance to
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- hammered homeForcefully reinforced a point
- assertedStated as fact
- conveyedTransferred or expressed
drove home · got across · underscored · expressed · purposeful · deliberate · calculated · stated · hit the nail on the head · premeditated · articulated · communicated · declared · argued · intentional · clarified · insisted · stressed
assertiveness
made a pointheld back
Kept from advancing
bit one's tongue · kept quiet · hedged · equivocated · waffled
made, make, makes, making, maker, makers, unmade, remake, remade