case in point

Questions about case in point

What is another word for case in point?

It depends which case in point you mean. In the sense “an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time”, the synonyms are precedent. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of case in point?

WordNet records no antonym for case in point. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for case in point come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of case in point

• Full entry for case in pointAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for case in pointWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.