Antonyms for pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪntpin·point

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1. pinpointnoun

   a very brief moment

   "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"

   Synonyms:
   speck

2. speck, pinpointnoun

   a very small spot

   "the plane was just a speck in the sky"

   Synonyms:
   speck, atom, jot, molecule, particle, touch, mote, tinge, soupcon, corpuscle, mite, pinch, hint

3. pinpointverb

   the sharp point of a pin

   Synonyms:
   speck

4. pinpoint, nailverb

   locate exactly

   "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

   Synonyms:
   sweep through, apprehend, collar, peg, breeze through, sail through, ace, pass with flying colors, nail, nail down, complete, pick up, nab, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smash

How to use pinpoint in a sentence?

1. Molecular Genetics Lorna Harries:

   We need to pinpoint exactly how the splicing factors are causing the cells to rejuvenate, and identify the key points where we could intervene to stop them declining as we age, or to restore them once the damage is done, we’re now addressing why the splicing factors get switched off as we age, what the downstream consequences of this are for the regulation of our genes and the behavior of our cells, and also to identify new ways by which we might be able to intervene in these processes.

2. Francesco Papadia:

   While the central scenario is that QE should help on inflation and on (economic) activity, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what the effect should be, there is more uncertainty around it, which doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it because in a cost-benefit calculation not doing it would be even worse.

3. Linda Kinkade with his intelligence:

   Linda was in and out of a couple of different hospitals, only Paul and the nurses and doctors were allowed in the room. To me, that was the first real red flag. But they just couldn’t pinpoint who could have done this.

4. Manda Forster:

   Aebbe is an extraordinary figure an example of a powerful Anglo-Saxon woman who played a big part in establishing Christianity in the region during the seventh century, now that weve got evidence to pinpoint exactly where her monastery was, we can help bring her story back to life.

5. Helio Pedro:

   Unfortunately, we do have families that have multiple children involved [in a genetic disease], and we do all the testing and we still can’t pinpoint exactly what the problem is.

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