Penetrating synonyms
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Part of speech:
Keenly perceptive or intelligent:
Referring to something that has a sharp planar surface
The definition of boring is something for making holes.
going through
Entering
Entering
sticking into
Entering
Entering
Entering
passing through
Entering
punching into
Entering
Sharp; incisive; to the point, as an epigram
keen-edged
Sharp
The definition of astute is someone clever.
Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
(Informal) Attractive or stylish:
intelligent (related)
Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
Extremely sharp or severe; intense:
That can burn, eat away, or destroy tissue by chemical action; corrosive
Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
Extending far inward from an outer surface:
Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; perceptive.
Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions or judgments:
Showing or having insight; perceptive.
The definition of intrusive is someone or something that invades personal space, that becomes too involved or that comes too close without being invited.
Acutely sensitive:
Shrewd; clever
Displaying insight or discrimination; acute
Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.
The definition of pervasive is something that has a tendency to spread.
The definition of sagacious is someone with sound judgment.
subtile
(Obsolete) subtle
Caustic; cutting:
mild (antonym)
Not extreme:
soft (antonym)
Not stern; lenient:
dull (antonym)
Cloudy or overcast:
blunt (antonym)
Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
unintelligent (antonym)
Having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence
stupid (antonym)
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
idiotic (antonym)
Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
senseless (antonym)
Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement; unreasonable; unwise; stupid.
Of something that investigates or explores deeply.
Aware of or careful about the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others:
careful (related)
Accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
nose-piercing
strong-scented
(Rare) To fill with moisture; saturate
To be in every part of; to spread through
To spread or diffuse; penetrate
To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate.
To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly
To begin to be perceived or understood:
To produce a click or series of clicks.
To have sympathy or tolerance:
To push with sudden force; shove; drive
To go into in a sharp, thrusting way
To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen:
(Rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate:
Explore is defined as to search, investigate or travel in.
Enter is defined as to come in, put in or get in.
(Intransitive) To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
To grasp mentally; understand
Absorb is defined as to take in something and make it part of a larger unit.
To understand.
To see, to be aware of, to understand.
Seep is defined as to leak or drip.
To cut or slash a way through something with or as if with a knife:
Transfix is to pierce with something pointed, or to cause someone to become motionless as they concentrate on someone or something either in a good way or a bad way.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
The definition of impale is to pierce with a pointed object.
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
To punch with short, straight blows
To fail to fulfill; cancel:
misconstruing (antonym)
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
misinterpreting (antonym)
To interpret wrongly; understand or explain incorrectly
misunderstanding (antonym)
To fail to understand correctly; misinterpret
withdrawing (antonym)
To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
exiting (antonym)
Exit is defined as to leave or go out of.
filtering (related)
To remove by passing through a filter:
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