Synonyms of honing

honing

verb

present participle of hone

1

as in sharpening

to make sharp or sharper

honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness

honed his crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary as though it were a thrilling novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpening
• grinding
• edging
• whetting
• stoning
• stropping
• filing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blunting
• polishing
• dulling
• smoothing
• buffing
• rounding
• burnishing
• glossing

• blunting
• polishing
• dulling
• smoothing
• buffing
• rounding
• burnishing
• glossing

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2

as in rubbing

to make smooth by friction

honed the edge of the axe until it was amazingly sharp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbing
• polishing
• sharpening
• grinding
• filing
• sanding
• buffing
• scraping
• rasping
• scouring
• planing
• smoothing
• shining
• burnishing
• glossing
• sandblasting
• edging
• whetting
• stropping
• regrinding
• dressing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scuffing
• roughening
• roughing (up)
• coarsening

• scuffing
• roughening
• roughing (up)
• coarsening