Synonyms for pointed
ˈpɔɪn tɪdpoint·ed

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1. pointedadjective

   Sharp, barbed; not dull.

   The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

   Synonyms:
   sharp, pointy

   Antonyms:
   blunt

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1. pointed

   Synonyms:
   peaked, keen, sharp, marked, severe, telling

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1. pointedadjective

   having a point

   Antonyms:
   indirect, blunt, pointless, unpointed

2. pointedadjective

   direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

   "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, unpointed, blunt, pointless

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1. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   peaked, sharp

2. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   personal, distinct, marked

3. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   epigrammatic, keen, poignant

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1. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   sharp, picked, peaked, tapering, conical

   Antonyms:
   pointless, dull

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1. List of paraphrases for "pointed":

   noted, stressed, pointy, indicated, emphasized, said, highlighted, referred, underlined, stated

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1. Didarul Sarder:

   I just see this lady getting stabbed. I only had, like, half a second to think and I un-holstered my firearm and pointed it at her to drop the knife.

2. Josh Greenman:

   Andrew Yang is a leading contender to be mayor of New York City, and as commentators, Andrew Yang opponents and The News editorial board have recently pointed out, Andrew Yang's recently revealed there are major gaps in Andrew Yang knowledge of New York City politics and policy. Nor has Andrew Yang ever voted in a mayoral election, bill Bramhall cartoon is a comment on that, period, end of story. This is not a racial stereotype or racist caricature.

3. Claudio Giacobazzi:

   Given we decided more or less voluntarily to subscribe in a very substantial way to Banco Popolare's capital increase, they arrived with a 9-milimetre and they pointed it at my forehead and told me,' sign here'.

4. Jonathan Pryke:

   Most of the drivers of the tension have been in the country for many decades and generations, and a lot of it is born out of the abject poverty of the country, the limited economic development opportunities and the inter-ethnic and inter-island rivalry between the two most populous islands, so everyone's pointing fingers, but some fingers also need to be pointed at the political leaders of the Solomon Islands.

5. Speaker Ryan:

   The president will have five or six straw men in the speech, I’m sure, and he’ll present a very glossy rendition of the last seven years.He’ll try to set some verbal traps along the way and it will be a very political and pointed speech, I would guess.