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  1. sharpadjective

    Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism.

    When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

    Synonyms:
    cutting, harsh, acrimonious, nasty, bitter, hostile

    Antonyms:
    nice, friendly, flattering, complimentary, kind

  2. sharpadjective

    Stylish or attractive.

    You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

    Synonyms:
    stylish, smart, chic, elegant

    Antonyms:
    scruffy, shabby, inelegant

  3. sharpadverb

    Observant; alert; acute.

    Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

    Synonyms:
    alert, observant, sharp-eyed, acute, keen

    Antonyms:
    unobservant

  4. sharpadjective

    Able to cut easily.

    I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.

    Synonyms:
    exactly, on the dot, precisely, razor-sharp, keen, razor

    Antonyms:
    blunt, dull

  5. sharpadjective

    Intelligent.

    My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

    Synonyms:
    bright, keen, intelligent, witty, smart, brainy

    Antonyms:
    slow-witted, slow, thick, dim, dim-witted

  6. sharpnoun

    Able to pierce easily; pointed.

    Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.

    Synonyms:
    pointed

    Antonyms:
    blunt

  7. sharpnoun

    Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol after the name of the note).

    Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C minor (C sharp minor.)

    Antonyms:
    flat

  8. sharpadjective

    Higher in pitch than required.

    The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

    Antonyms:
    flat

  9. sharpadjective

    Having an intense, acrid flavour.

    Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.

    Synonyms:
    acrid, pungent

    Antonyms:
    insipid, tasteless, bland

  10. sharpadjective

    sudden and intense.

    A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.

    Synonyms:
    acute, abrupt, stabbing

    Antonyms:
    dull

  11. sharpadjective

    Illegal or dishonest.

    Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.

    Synonyms:
    dodgy, illicit, illegal, underhand, dishonest

    Antonyms:
    reputable, honest, legitimate, above-board, legit

  12. sharpadjective

    Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

    You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

    Synonyms:
    keen, accurate, precise, exact

    Antonyms:
    imprecise, inaccurate

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sharp

    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 come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.

    Synonyms:
    acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, shrewd, subtile, subtle

    Antonyms:
    blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sharpnoun

    a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

    Antonyms:
    deadened, dulled, gradual, indistinct, flat, low, stupid, pleasant, unpointed, blunt, forceless, low-pitched, unsharpened, unperceiving, dull, pointless, edgeless, unperceptive, blunted, natural, unforceful

  2. sharpadjective

    a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

    Antonyms:
    stupid, gradual, blunt, low, indistinct, low-pitched, unperceiving, pleasant, dull, flat, natural, deadened, blunted, unsharpened, unforceful, forceless, unpointed, dulled, unperceptive, pointless, edgeless

  3. crisp, sharpadjective

    (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

    "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, nipping, astute, crispy, sharp-worded, incisive, shrill, kinky, penetrative, laconic, shrewd, snappy, crisp, terse, keen, curt, knifelike, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, acuate, acute, frizzly, frizzy, piercing, penetrating, nippy, frosty, nappy

    Antonyms:
    edgeless, dull, gradual, stupid, unsharpened, unperceiving, blunted, deadened, natural, indistinct, pleasant, forceless, dulled, unpointed, pointless, low, low-pitched, flat, unperceptive, blunt, unforceful

  4. acuate, acute, sharp, needlelikeadjective

    ending in a sharp point

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, intense, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    blunt, natural, indistinct, unforceful, pleasant, deadened, unpointed, forceless, flat, low-pitched, stupid, gradual, edgeless, pointless, dulled, dull, low, unperceptive, blunted, unsharpened, unperceiving

  5. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

    having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

    "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

    Synonyms:
    intense, penetrative, discriminating, shrill, neat, 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:
    flat, dull, unsharpened, unpointed, unforceful, dulled, pleasant, deadened, blunt, low-pitched, natural, low, pointless, forceless, gradual, unperceptive, edgeless, stupid, indistinct, blunted, unperceiving

  6. astute, sharp, shrewdadjective

    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

    "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, conniving, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, calculating, scheming, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, calculative, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    edgeless, stupid, flat, unforceful, dulled, blunted, pleasant, low-pitched, unperceptive, dull, unsharpened, unpointed, forceless, pointless, low, unperceiving, deadened, indistinct, natural, blunt, gradual

  7. sharp, sharp-worded, tartadjective

    harsh

    "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, tangy, incisive, lemony, lemonlike, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, sourish, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    blunt, gradual, natural, pleasant, forceless, dulled, stupid, blunted, flat, dull, edgeless, pointless, deadened, low, unsharpened, low-pitched, unperceptive, unperceiving, unpointed, indistinct, unforceful

  8. shrill, sharpadjective

    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

    "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, strident, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, precipitous, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    low, unpointed, edgeless, blunt, low-pitched, natural, unforceful, pleasant, dulled, dull, pointless, unperceiving, gradual, stupid, blunted, unsharpened, flat, unperceptive, forceless, deadened, indistinct

  9. abrupt, precipitous, sharpadjective

    extremely steep

    "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, overhasty, needlelike, incisive, precipitous, knifelike, precipitate, crisp, sharp-worded, keen, disconnected, precipitant, discriminating, tart, acuate, astute, acute, shrill, hasty, penetrating, piercing, shrewd, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    forceless, dull, stupid, gradual, unperceiving, unpointed, pleasant, blunt, low-pitched, flat, dulled, natural, blunted, pointless, unsharpened, unforceful, unperceptive, indistinct, low, deadened, edgeless

  10. sharpadjective

    keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point

    "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    unperceiving, stupid, gradual, dull, low-pitched, blunt, low, blunted, deadened, pointless, unperceptive, dulled, edgeless, flat, indistinct, pleasant, forceless, unsharpened, unpointed, unforceful, natural

  11. sharpadjective

    having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing

    "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pointless, unperceiving, flat, gradual, deadened, forceless, low, unsharpened, pleasant, stupid, unpointed, unperceptive, dull, edgeless, low-pitched, natural, blunt, unforceful, dulled, indistinct, blunted

  12. sharpadjective

    (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone

    "C sharp"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pointless, blunt, blunted, unsharpened, forceless, dull, gradual, indistinct, unpointed, low, flat, edgeless, unperceiving, unforceful, low-pitched, stupid, natural, dulled, unperceptive, deadened, pleasant

  13. sharpadjective

    very sudden and in great amount or degree

    "a sharp drop in the stock market"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pleasant, dull, stupid, deadened, gradual, unforceful, flat, pointless, natural, indistinct, unperceptive, low-pitched, unpointed, blunted, edgeless, low, dulled, unperceiving, unsharpened, blunt, forceless

  14. sharpadverb

    quick and forceful

    "a sharp blow"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    blunted, pleasant, gradual, unforceful, dull, dulled, natural, low-pitched, edgeless, forceless, unperceiving, deadened, flat, blunt, pointless, unperceptive, unsharpened, stupid, indistinct, low, unpointed

  15. sharply, sharp, acutelyadverb

    changing suddenly in direction and degree

    "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"

    Synonyms:
    shrewdly, aggressively, astutely, precipitously, sagaciously, sharply, acutely, crisply, sapiently

    Antonyms:
    unsharpened, gradual, forceless, low, unperceptive, dull, low-pitched, edgeless, unpointed, pleasant, deadened, unforceful, blunted, indistinct, natural, pointless, blunt, dulled, flat, unperceiving, stupid

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  1. well dressed

    the man looked sharp in his crisp black suit

    Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    acute, keen, with a fine edge

  2. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, long-headed, cunning

  3. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned

  4. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    severe, harsh, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed

  5. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    distressing, poignant, intense, very painful

  6. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    pinching, piercing, nipping

  7. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent

  8. sharpadjective

    Synonyms:
    shrill, high, not flat

  9. sharpverb

    Synonyms:
    sharpen, make shrill

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 1 vote

  1. SHARP

    Synonyms:
    Study of Heart and Renal Protection

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How to use sharp in a sentence?

  1. Anne Applebaum:

    We admired Silberman’s work because it is powered by a strongly argued set of beliefs: That we should stop drawing sharp lines between what we assume to be 'normal' and 'abnormal', and that we should remember how much the differently wired human brain has, can and will contribute to our world, he has injected a hopeful note into a conversation that's normally dominated by despair.

  2. Jonathan Miller:

    2021 set a lot of sales records and yet office towers are still two-thirds empty, the market is expected to tighten up and that's before we see more office workers returning. 2022 is going to be a year of heavy sales volume, a higher share of bidding wars, a sharp decline in listing inventory and higher prices.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    But I am particularly distressed that James Mattis is resigning due to sharp differences with the president on these and other key aspects of America's global leadership, it is regrettable that the president must now choose a new Secretary of Defense.

  4. Dele Alli:

    I didn't feel nervous or anything like that. I don't really ever get nervous anyway. As players, we know that sometimes you can have games where your control isn't as good as it should be or your decision making isn't as sharp - and I felt like it was one of those games, but when it happens like that you have to make sure you are still benefiting the team and helping them as much as you can, off the ball. I helped the side like I always do and won the ball back as much as I could. I was in the right positions, so when it's like that you have to make sure you are doing the basics right.

  5. Phil Mickelson:

    It was kind of a lucky day for me. I did not feel sharp heading in, sometimes you have those days where it all clicks.


Translations for sharp

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  • حادArabic
  • башлы, аҡыллы, зирәк, үткерBashkir
  • во́стрыBelarusian
  • остърBulgarian
  • esmolatCatalan, Valencian
  • bystrý, ostrý, -is, přesný, s křížkem, křížek, přesněCzech
  • spids, skarpDanish
  • scharf, -is, stechend, hoch, spitz, scharfsinning, ErhöhungszeichenGerman
  • απατεώνας, κοφτερός, έντονος, αψύς, οξύνους, έξυπνος, δίεση, οξύς, αιχμηρός, οξυδερκής, ακριβώςGreek
  • akra, intensa, diesa, inteligenta, saĝa, diesoEsperanto
  • listo, afilado, agudo, filoso, agrio, sostenido, certero, en puntoSpanish
  • تیز, تند, تیزهوشPersian
  • huijari, tyylikäs, tarkka, kirpeä, vihlova, -is, terävä, kipakka, täsmällinen, ylävireinen, korotettu, korotusmerkki, pistävä, terävä-älyinen, teräesine, lurjus, korkea, tasanFinnish
  • hvassurFaroese
  • acéré, intense, âcre, âpre, coupant, vif, aigu, pointu, dièse, affilé, chic, affuté, effilé, tranchant, pile, net, serré, classe, mordant, acerbe, précisFrench
  • géarIrish
  • searbh, geur, sgaiteach, biorach, deas, guineach, rinn-gheurScottish Gaelic
  • तेज़Hindi
  • élesHungarian
  • սուր, սրամիտArmenian
  • tajamIndonesian
  • akutaIdo
  • intenso, acre, tagliente, esatto, attento, preciso, forte, losco, diesis, diesare, appuntito, intelligente, affilato, acutoItalian
  • חַדHebrew
  • するどい, シャープJapanese
  • მახვილი, დიეზიGeorgian
  • 날카로운Korean
  • تیژKurdish
  • acer, acutus, acriLatin
  • ass, asaLatvian
  • остарMacedonian
  • puntig, scherpzinnig, kruis, scherp, straf, gepunt, hoog, bijtend, stekend, snerend, acuut, sterkDutch
  • skarp, smart, -iss, spissNorwegian
  • deeníNavajo, Navaho
  • agusatOccitan
  • ostryPolish
  • inteligente, ponta, aguçado, agudo, pontudo, injusto, esperto, afiado, pontiagudo, fechado, velhaco, atento, trapaceiro, acre, sustenido, estiloso, em pontoPortuguese
  • ascuțit, diezRomanian
  • тёмный, о́стрый, шулер, смышлёный, сомни́тельный, е́дкий, -дие́з, сообрази́тельный, сметли́вый, ре́зкий, диез, то́чный, остроу́мный, ровноRussian
  • оштар, oštar, povisilicaSerbo-Croatian
  • ostrýSlovak
  • osterSlovene
  • skarp, korsförtecken, -iss, klyftig, vass, skarpsinnigSwedish
  • கூரானTamil
  • పదునైనTelugu
  • คมThai
  • diyez, keskin, tiz, sivriTurkish
  • гострийUkrainian
  • nhọnVietnamese
  • côpant, awijhîWalloon
  • 尖銳Chinese

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