make a point of

VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

VERB

resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree answer clear up conclude deal with decide determine fix iron out propose settle solve undertake work out

STRONG

analyze anatomize break choose clinch decipher decree design dissect dissolve elect elucidate fathom figure intend lick purpose rule unfold unravel untangle unzip will work

WEAK

break down pan out pass upon puzzle out remain firm take a stand work through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin forget hesitate oppose question refuse start unsettle

STRONG

assemble fasten hide join mend put together tangle

WEAK

mull waver wonder

Example Sentences

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I now make a point of getting AI to check every fact it gives me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Hwang’s critique of democratic illusion may seem subtler unless you make a point of looking for it.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

“A lot of us go on a Christmas pilgrimage to see it, whenever we have any friends or family who come to stay we always make a point of taking them to it.”

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

As a senior politician, Mr. Prescott would hold a summer party on a boat in the Thames and would make a point of extracting money from his guests to tip the staff.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

And at least a dozen straight kids make a point of telling me that they support me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

make a point of

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