Getting the point


Synonyms for getting the point
verb stray, deviate

meander
swerve
depart
ramble
veer
drift

divagate
roam
wander
aberrate
be diffuse
beat about the bush

circumlocute
excurse
get off the point
get off the subject
get sidetracked
go by way of

go off on a tangent
long way
turn aside
wander away

Antonyms for getting the point

stay

go direct

be direct

Synonyms
verb designate; decide definitely

indicate
fix
stipulate
spell out
mention
limit
determine
enumerate
lay out
point out
establish
cite

define
slot
blueprint
set
name
particularize
make
list
detail
peg
instance
settle

finger
tag
specialize
individualize
itemize
condition
inventory
precise
put down
tab
be specific
button down

come to the point
draw a picture
get down to brass tacks
get to the point
go into detail
pin down
put finger on
show clearly
specificate
specificize
tick off

Antonyms

destroy
unsettle
dissuade

ignore
generalize
neglect

confuse
discourage
halt

Synonyms
verb appreciate, comprehend

find out
get
read
recognize
explain
sense
tolerate
perceive
accept
fathom
see
master

know
learn
grasp
follow
realize
interpret
discern
seize
apprehend
conceive
register
sympathize

note
catch
deduce
savvy
penetrate
distinguish
infer
possess
identify with
ken
make out
take in

figure out
be aware
be conscious of
be with it
catch on
get the hang of
get the idea
get the picture
get the point
have knowledge of
make sense of
take meaning

Antonyms

misunderstand
disapprove
disallow
ignore
disregard
release

disbelieve
mistake
fail
lose
miss
overlook

neglect
misinterpret
let go
free
not get
be ignorant

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