DAGGERLIKE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

daggerlike

adjective

as in knifelike

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Adjective

As Russia’s ground offensive stalls, European officials warn the air war is growing more ruthless while Ukraine hits Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port and India’s leader presses publicly for an end to fighting.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The OutIn takes both pre-ground coffee and Nespresso’s original pods.

— Cassie Gill, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

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Those clawlike acrylics of last season gave way to an entire vampy, gothy, witchy, femme fatale through-line on the runways.

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Consistent with a style that has, so far, only been found on Sulawesi, the hand is depicted with pointy, clawlike fingers.

— K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of clawlike

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This, on the heels of decoding the trends—both what to where and how, clocking the art influences, and highlighting trenchant quotes from the reviews.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of trenchant

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Putting heavy or edged objects atop the cord may damage or pinch it, potentially causing short circuits.

— Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Leading without a baton, Luisi uses his hands to mold sounds alternately soft- and hard-edged, dark and dense or bright and shiny.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022

Definition of edged

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Best fall dresses XSCAPE Caviar-Beaded Illusion Dress has an edgy yet elegant design with embellished sleeves and a keyhole neckline.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
The riverfront Brisbane Powerhouse has ambitious and edgy festivals, exhibitions, and events throughout the year.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

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