BLADELIKE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

bladelike

adjective

as in knifelike

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Adjective

Iris Law’s piecey pixie is parted to the side, with soft texture and a jagged, wispy bang for some edge.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
In South Africa’s northernmost province, under a cavernous expanse of jagged gray rock, lies a mineral treasure trove that could play a pivotal role in the country’s relationship with global superpowers.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of spiky

Adjective

The state oversees different types of facilities for kids in the justice system, ranging in security level from group homes to prisons surrounded by barbed wire.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Which is to say, this is more a barbed comedy of manners than a proper, elegant period piece.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of barbed

Adjective

In its brief to the court, Hanaway’s office took a two-pronged approach.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
In parallel to its geographic spread, the jeweler is refining its product pillars, with Nodale describing it as a three-pronged conformation.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pronged

Adjective

Mac-and-cheese balls look like some form of weapon, covered with thorny points indicating a fry situation but looking more like a spiked flail.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
In 2021, an Australian arts festival spiked plans to exhibit a Union Flag dipped in blood donated by Indigenous people.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiked

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