Synonyms and antonyms of Punctuation in British Thesaurus

ampersand (noun)

the symbol &, used in writing instead of the word ‘and’

apostrophe (noun)

the symbol ’ used in writing. In English, it marks the possessive form of a noun, for example ‘Bob’s car’, or a place where one or more letters have been removed from a word or phrase, for example ‘isn’t’.

bad break (noun)

a hyphen in the wrong place in a word, sometimes caused by software that puts hyphens in words automatically

brace (noun)

a curly bracket

bracket (noun)

British one of a pair of symbols ( ), used in writing or mathematics for showing that the piece of information or set of numbers between them can be considered separately. The American word is parenthesis

bracket (noun)

American a square bracket

bracket (verb)

to put brackets around something that is written to show that it is separate information

bracket (verb)

to join lines of writing with a bracket to show that they belong together or should be considered together

bullet (noun)

a bullet point

bullet point (noun)

a printed circle, square etc before each thing on a list in order to emphasize it

colon (noun)

the symbol : used in writing, for example before an explanation or list. A colon is a punctuation mark.

comma (noun)

the symbol , used in writing and printing between parts of a sentence or between things in a list. A comma is a punctuation mark.

curly brackets (noun)

informal the symbols { }, used especially in mathematics and computer programs for showing that things written between them should be considered together

dash (noun)

the symbol –, used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence

decimal point (noun)

the symbol ‘.’ in a decimal

ditto (noun)

the symbol " written under a word in a list to show that you want to repeat that word

dot (verb)

to put a dot over a letter of the alphabet

exclamation mark (noun)

the mark ! used in writing to show that someone says something suddenly and loudly because they are surprised, impressed, angry etc

full stop (noun)

British the mark . used in writing at the end of sentences and abbreviations. The American word is period.

hyphen (noun)

the short line -, used for joining two written words or parts of words, or for dividing a word at the end of a line of writing

hyphenate (verb)

to join words or parts of a word using a hyphen

interrobang (noun)

a punctuation mark that consists of a question mark and an exclamation mark together (?!), used to express great surprise, or a question being asked in an excited manner

inverted comma (noun)

British one of a pair of marks “ ” or ‘ ’, used in written English for showing the words that someone spoke, or sometimes for showing the title of a book, film etc

parenthesis (noun)

one of the two symbols ( and ), used in writing for separating a word, phrase, or number from the rest of a sentence

period (noun)

American a full stop

point (noun)

maths the word for a decimal point, used when saying a number, for example 6.3 is said as ‘six point three’

punctuate (verb)

to use full stops, commas, and other punctuation marks in order to write in a clear style

punctuation (noun)

the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear style

punctuation (noun)

punctuation marks

punctuation mark (noun)

a mark such as a full stop, comma, or question mark that you use in order to write in a clear style

question mark (noun)

the symbol ‘?’ that is used at the end of a sentence to show that it represents a question. It is a type of punctuation mark.

quotation marks (noun)

the symbols ‘ and ’ used in writing before and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark.

quotes (noun)

informal quotation marks

scare quotes (noun)

quotation marks (=the symbols ’ and ’) used before and after a word or phrase to show that the word or phrase is unusual or perhaps not accurate

semicolon (noun)

a punctuation mark (;) that is used to separate words in a list, or two parts of a sentence that can be understood separately

slash (noun)

a line (/) that separates numbers, letters, or words in writing

space (noun)

an empty area that you leave between words, lines, or paragraphs

speech marks (noun)

British quotation marks

square bracket (noun)

either of the symbols [ or ] that are often used in mathematics and scientific writing