KNIFELIKE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

knifelike

adjective

Definition of knifelike

as in clawlike

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Adjective

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

Adjective

Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Guys’ inability to fully deliver for Dean is explored in trenchant lyrics that seem to be exploring fateful realizations about so-so situationships in real time.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 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

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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Creating edgy body jewelry for the designer’s runway collections—most famously, the aluminum neck-to-waist Coiled Corset for The Overlook Autumn/Winter 1999-2000 collection—turned Leane into a boldfaced name.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Similar to how the underground hip-hop, skateboard, and street basketball scenes generated hype before the complete social media takeover, Ngy created an edgy DVD of his 2012 season.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026

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