Another word for incisive
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Adjective
Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity
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Another word for incisive
Modifier
Intelligent
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Synonym Study
- Biting implies a caustic or stinging quality that makes a deep impression on the mind his biting satire
- Cutting implies incisive qualities but also connotes such harshness or sarcasm as to hurt the feelings his cutting allusion to her inefficiency
- Trenchant implies clean-cut expression that results in sharply defined categories, differences, etc. a trenchant analysis
- Incisive is applied to speech or writing that seems to penetrate directly to the heart of the matter, resulting in a clear and unambiguous statement an incisive criticism
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