Pointer and Symbol

Pointer

Pointer noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.

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Symbol and pointer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Symbol" instead a noun "Pointer".

Nearby Words: point, pointed, pointing, pointy

Symbol noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.

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Pointer and symbol are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pointer" instead a noun "Symbol".

good	good pointer	good symbol
special	special pointer	special symbol
obvious	obvious pointer	obvious symbol
powerful	powerful pointer	powerful symbol
Other adjectives: famous, giant.

Players needed to catch a fast-moving symbol with the mouse pointer (while avoiding another).

Source: Moon Logic Puzzle
Australian singlet (what Americans call wife beaters or tank tops) makers Chesty Bonds had an ad campaign where the buff model makes an "ok" symbol touching his thumb with his pointer finger to form a ring.

Source: Bite The Wax Tadpole

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Symbol and Pointer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointer/symbol

Pointer & Symbol. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointer/symbol>.

Symbol or Pointer. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointer/symbol.

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