Point Blank

Synonyms of point blank

• directly
• straightforwardly
• bluntly

Antonyms of point blank

• indirectly
• vaguely
• obliquely

Collocations of point blank

point blank range

Frequency: 80 %

The sniper took the shot at point blank range.

point blank shot

Frequency: 70 %

He fired a point blank shot at the target.

point blank refusal

Frequency: 60 %

She gave him a point blank refusal to his proposal.

point blank question

Frequency: 50 %

He asked her a point blank question about her intentions.

Idiomatic Expressions for point blank

• Phrase: tell someone something point-blank
  Meaning: to speak directly and bluntly to someone without sugarcoating the message
  Usage: I had to tell him point-blank that he was not qualified for the job.