piercing - Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Synonyms

• cutting
• keen
• knifelike
• lancinate
• lancinating
• piercing
• stabbing

Related

• sharp

Adjective

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Synonyms

• acute
• discriminating
• incisive
• keen
• knifelike
• penetrating
• penetrative
• piercing
• sharp

Related

• perceptive