pinpoint

To find or identify exactly where something is or what causes it.

• We need to pinpoint the problem.
• Police pinpointed the source of the noise.
• Can you pinpoint where the pain began?

Similar words: identify, locate

Common phrases: pinpoint the cause, pinpoint a problem, pinpoint the location

A very high degree of exactness, especially in finding or hitting a place.

• She hit the target with pinpoint accuracy.
• The camera recorded every movement with pinpoint precision.
• His passes reached his teammates with pinpoint accuracy.

Similar words: precision, exactness

Opposites: inaccuracy

Common phrases: with pinpoint accuracy, with pinpoint precision

A very small dot or point.

• I saw a pinpoint of light.
• The distant boat was just a pinpoint on the sea.
• Tiny pinpoints appeared in the dark sky.

How to use it: a pinpoint of something (A pinpoint of light shone through the curtain.)

Similar words: dot, speck

Common phrases: a pinpoint of light, a tiny pinpoint, a bright pinpoint

Extremely exact, especially about where something is or where it should go.

• The robot works with pinpoint accuracy.
• We need pinpoint control to land safely.
• Her pinpoint passes helped the team win.

Similar words: precise, exact

Opposites: imprecise, inexact

Common phrases: pinpoint accuracy, pinpoint precision, pinpoint control