pinpoints

Finds with precision

Pinpoints is the verb form of pinpoint, meaning to locate or identify with precision: The investigation pinpoints the source of the leak.

To pinpoint something is to narrow it down exactly, whether a location, cause, or moment in time: Scientists have pinpointed the gene responsible.

The word suggests accuracy down to a single point.

identifies

identifies

Establishes what something is

locatesDetermines the position of
determinesSettles or concludes
specifiesStates precisely and explicitly

isolates · targets · narrows down · singles out · finds · detects · spots · recognizes · distinguishes · diagnoses

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

exactnessCorrectness in every detail
specificityExactness of detail
precisionAccuracy of measurement

detail · sharpness · fine-tuning · calibration · targeting · localization · triangulation · GPS · coordinates · crosshairs

emphasizes

highlights

Notable moments emphasized

emphasizesGives special importance to
underscoresHorizontal emphasis marks
accentuatesMakes more prominent

spotlights · focuses · clarifies · exposes · reveals · indicates · draws attention to · illuminates · marks · notes

Categories

markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
small round thingsdot, dots, beads, bead, bubbles
localizesidentifies, situates, positions, places, fixes
highlightshighlight, highlights, spotlight, peak, pinnacle

Opposites

precision of identification

pinpointsapproximates

Comes close to matching

estimates · guesses · generalizes · misidentifies · obscures

attention/awareness

pinpointsoverlooks

Misses or surveys

misses · ignores · neglects · disregards · passes over

scope of focus

pinpointsgeneralizes

Forms broad principles

broadens · diffuses · scatters · universalizes · spreads

Phrases

pinpoint accuracy

Family

pinpoint, pinpointing, pinpointed

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G