Synonyms for sharply
sharp·ly

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1. aggressively, sharplyadverb

   in an aggressive manner

   "she was being sharply questioned"

   Synonyms:
   sharp, crisply, precipitously, acutely, aggressively

2. sharply, crisplyadverb

   in a well delineated manner

   "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"

   Synonyms:
   sharp, crisply, precipitously, acutely, aggressively

3. 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, sharp, sagaciously, acutely, crisply, sapiently

4. precipitously, sharplyadverb

   very suddenly and to a great degree

   "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"

   Synonyms:
   sharp, crisply, precipitously, acutely, aggressively

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1. List of paraphrases for "sharply":

   abruptly, markedly, dramatically, drastically, strongly, suddenly, sharp, significantly, substantially, steeply, considerably, precipitously, heavily, greatly, brutally, severely, acutely, unexpectedly, radically, rapidly, harshly, pointedly

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1. James Knightley:

   With inflation set to fall sharply further, given what is happening to energy costs, those concerns that Draghi highlighted suggests we are going to get quantitative easing.

2. Kathy Lien:

   Friday's U.S. retail sales report is important for the dollar but unless spending contracts sharply, it will not alter the market's expectations for Fed policy, in fact with average hourly earnings on the rise and payrolls increasing more than expected, chances are the report will breathe new life into the dollar.

3. Neil Shearing:

   I began this year warning that the evolution of the pandemic was the key risk facing the global economy, news of Omicron, followed by swift moves by governments to close borders to limit its spread, and the sharply negative market response to these events, are a reminder of this acute economic vulnerability.

4. Martin Arnold:

   The China-bashing just doesn't seem to stop, we saw a kneejerk reaction after the renminbi reforms - the industrial metals declined sharply.

5. Alessandro Psicini:

   Social commerce is a market to monitor because Facebook has moved more sharply in a commerce direction recently with the launch of many commerce friendly features.