pointed

pointed

adjective

Definition of POINTED

1

tapering to a thin tip <the sansevieria's long pointed leaves make it an easily recognized houseplant>

Synonyms peaked, pointy, sharp, spired, tipped

Related Words needlelike, spiny; barbed, jagged, pronged, spiked, spikelike, spiky (also spikey); bladelike, knifelike

Near Antonyms dull, rounded

Antonyms blunt

2

having to do with the matter at hand <he made a number of pointed remarks on the crisis abroad>

Synonyms applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pointed, relative, relevant

Related Words appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, suitable; important, meaningful, significant; sensible, useful; admissible, allowable

Near Antonyms frivolous, inconsequential, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant; meaningless, purposeless, senseless, useless; inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable; inadmissible

Antonyms extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant, pointless