Another word for incisive
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Adjective
Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity
- Forceful and clear; penetrating:
- Caustic; cutting:
- Distinct; clear-cut:
- Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
- Having clear form and detail:
- Terminating in an edge or a point:
- Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses:
- Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
- Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:
- Of something that investigates or explores deeply.
- The action of investigating or exploring.
- Present participle of probe.
- Of or relating to perception:
- Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
- Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.
- Able or seeming to penetrate:
- Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute:
- Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
- Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity.
- Acutely sensitive:
- Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
- Keenly perceptive or discerning:
- Extremely sharp or severe; intense:
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Another word for incisive
Modifier
Sarcastic
- Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
- Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
- Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
- Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
- Having clear form and detail:
- Terminating in an edge or a point:
- Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
- Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
- Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.
- Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
- Sharply penetrating; piercing:
- Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:
- Able or seeming to penetrate:
- Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute:
See also:Intelligent
- Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding:
- Deeply felt or held; intense:
- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching:
- Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
- Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
- Full of light or illumination:
- Mentally quick and original; bright:
- Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
- Crafty; cunning:
- Of or relating to perception:
- Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
- Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.
- Able or seeming to penetrate:
- Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute:
- Forceful and clear; penetrating:
- Caustic; cutting:
- Distinct; clear-cut:
See also:
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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