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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'keen' Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) keen
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing Antonyms: dull , unperceiving , mild , unperceptive , bad
2. (adj) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions Synonyms: intense , penetrative , discriminating , shrill , neat , sharp , shrewd , lancinating , nifty , sharp-worded , not bad(p) , bang-up , astute , incisive , acuate , dandy , tart , smashing , cutting , bully , precipitous , needlelike , slap-up , abrupt , keen , lancinate , knifelike , corking , exquisite , groovy , great , acute , piercing , penetrating , swell , cracking , crisp , stabbing , peachy Antonyms: dull , bad , mild , unperceiving , unperceptive
3. (adj) exquisite, keen
intense or sharp Synonyms: incisive , slap-up , cracking , neat , sharp , lancinating , dainty , cutting , swell , knifelike , great , keen , nifty , not bad(p) , discriminating , bang-up , smashing , groovy , acute , corking , penetrating , recherche , exquisite , lancinate , piercing , bully , dandy , peachy , stabbing , penetrative Antonyms: dull , unperceptive , mild , unperceiving , bad
4. (adj) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
very good Antonyms: dull , mild , unperceiving , unperceptive , bad
5. (adj) cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument Synonyms: slap-up , cracking , neat , sharp , lancinating , wounding , incisive , cutting , peachy , swell , knifelike , corking , bully , keen , dandy , nifty , smashing , not bad(p) , raw , discriminating , bang-up , acute , groovy , lancinate , stinging , edged , exquisite , penetrating , piercing , bleak , great , stabbing , penetrative Antonyms: dull , bad , unperceptive , unperceiving , mild
6. (verb) keen
having a sharp cutting edge or point Synonyms: slap-up , cracking , neat , sharp , lancinating , incisive , cutting , swell , knifelike , great , nifty , not bad(p) , discriminating , bang-up , smashing , groovy , acute , corking , penetrating , exquisite , lancinate , piercing , bully , dandy , peachy , stabbing , penetrative Antonyms: dull , bad , unperceptive , unperceiving , mild
7. (verb) lament, keen
express grief verbally Synonyms: lament , deplore , keen , bemoan , bewail Antonyms: dull , mild , bad , unperceiving , unperceptive
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'keen' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. keen
Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has co Synonyms: astute , acute , discerning , penetrating , sharp , clear-sighted , discriminating , penetrative , shrewd , crafty , keen , perspicacious , subtile , cunning , knowing , sagacious , subtle Antonyms: blind , idiotic , shallow , stolid , undiscerning , dull , imbecile , short-sighted , stupid , unintelligent
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