pinpoint

Identify with precision

Pinpoint describes something extremely precise or exact: pinpoint accuracy, the pinpoint location of the signal.

As a verb, to pinpoint is to identify or locate with precision: We couldn't pinpoint the source of the noise.

The image is of a pin's point—the smallest possible target.

A pinpoint of light is a tiny, concentrated spot.

location

GPS

Satellite-based location technology

latitude · longitude · waypoint · target · destination · site · position · spot · locale · landmark

identify

detect

Notice or discover

diagnose · recognize · discern · uncover · discover · trace · finger · flag · spotlight · target

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

fine-tuned · calibrated · exacting · scrupulous · rigorous · methodical · systematic · measured · careful · detailed

focus

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

  • attentionFocused mental awareness
  • aimPurpose or direction
  • honeMake keener or better

clarity · single-mindedness · intensity · dedication · absorption · engrossment · fixation · centering · targeting · lock-on

smallness

tiny

Extremely small in size

fine · dot · speck · pinprick · infinitesimal · grain · particle · mote · trace · iota

Categories
Opposites
precision

pinpointvague

Unclear, ill-defined

imprecise · inexact · approximate · rough · inaccurate

identification

pinpointlose

Fail to keep

conceal · hide · obscure · miss · overlook

focus/scope

pinpointbroad

Wide in span

sweeping · widespread · diffuse · general · scattered

Phrases
Family

pinpointing, pinpoints, pinpointed

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