diff --git a/syntax/bqn.vim b/syntax/bqn.vim
index f635706..38037db 100644
--- a/syntax/bqn.vim
+++ b/syntax/bqn.vim
@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ hi def link bqnDelim Delimiter
 syn match bqnOp "[-¬!√÷+=⋆×⌽∊⍷↑⍋∧⊔⊑⊏⊒⊐⊣⊢|⍉↕«»⋈⥊↓⍒∨⌈⌊≢≡<≤∾>≥≍/≠]"
 hi def link bqnOp Function
 
-syn match bqnNameOp /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)\u\%(\w\|¯\)*\>/
+syn match bqnNameOp /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)\u\%(\w\|¯\)*\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameOp bqnOp
 
 syn match bqnMod1 /[`˜˘¨⁼⌜´˝˙]/
 hi def link bqnMod1 Typedef
 
-syn match bqnNameMod1 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+\>/
+syn match bqnNameMod1 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameMod1 bqnMod1
 
 syn match bqnMod2 /[⎉⚇⍟◶⊘⎊⊸∘○⌾⟜]/
 hi def link bqnMod2 Keyword
 
-syn match bqnNameMod2 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+_\>/
+syn match bqnNameMod2 /\%(\<\|\%(•\|\.\)\@<=\)_\%(\w\|¯\)\+_\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnNameMod2 bqnMod2
 
 " system subjects highlighted different
-syn match bqnSubject /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)\l\%(\w\|¯\)*\>/
+syn match bqnSubject /\%(\<\|\.\@<=\)\l\%(\w\|¯\)*\%([˜˘¨˝˙]\|\>\)\@=/
 hi def link bqnSubject Normal
 
 syn match bqnSystem /•\%(\l\%(\w\|¯\)*\%(\>\|\.\@=\)\)\?/