pointing out
Noting for others
Pointing out is calling attention to something—a fact, an error, a detail someone might have missed: She pointed out that the deadline had already passed.
The phrase suggests making visible what was overlooked or unnoticed.
It can be helpful or critical depending on tone: He's always pointing out my mistakes.
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- noteShort written record
- informGive facts to
correcting · accusing · singling out · emphasize · highlight · calling out · noting · exposing · laying bare · observe · calling attention to · show · flagging · criticize · demonstrate · illustrate · identifying · spotting
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, accentuating
- Tibetan BuddhismBuddha, Tibet, Dalai Lama, lama, lamas
- Dzogchennatural state, self-liberation, basis, path, fruit
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- explainingexplaining, clarifying, elaborating, elucidating, expounding
- explanationswhy, how come, explication, what happened, definition
pointing outconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · covering up · suppressing · withholding · obscuring
pointing outignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · disregarding · passing over · neglecting · letting slide
pointing outexcusing
Forgiving a transgression
overlooking · forgiving · tolerating · letting go · brushing off
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