Log in or Sign up
case in point love

case in point

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A relevant illustrative example.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun idiomatic An example that illustrates a point.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word case in point.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

synonyms (23)

Words with the same meaning

  1. case
  2. citation
  3. cross reference
  4. demonstration
  5. emblem
  6. example
  7. exemplar
  8. exemplification
  9. explanation
  10. exponent
  11. illustration
  12. instance
  13. item
  14. object lesson
  15. particular
  16. precedent
  17. quotation
  18. reference
  19. relevant instance
  20. representative
  21. symbol
  22. type
  23. typical example

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. example
  2. illustration
  3. instance
  4. representative

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.