Incisive synonyms
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Part of speech:
Fierce or impetuous; violent:
careful (related)
Accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking
Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
Handsome, convenient, nice, etc.
The definition of bright is shining and full of light, mentally quick or witty.
Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding:
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sarcastic (related)
(Of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
intelligent (related)
Having intelligence:
Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity:
The definition of precise is exact.
Having an acute angle.
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
Aware of or careful about the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others:
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(Figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
(Of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp.)
(Not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Bitingly painful.
unintelligent (antonym)
Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
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nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
gentle (antonym)
Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite:
stupid (antonym)
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
incompetent (antonym)
Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions or judgments:
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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Having the ability to penetrate
Very loud; shrill:
insightful (related)
acerbic (related)
eloquent (related)
thoughtful (related)
witty (related)
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masterful (related)
thought-provoking (related)
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
Of something that investigates or explores deeply.
erudite (related)
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
Find another word for incisive. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for incisive, like: sharp, careful, penetrating, perceptive, clever, bright, profound, sarcastic, intelligent, clear and precise.