PENETRANT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

penetrant

adjective

Definition of penetrant

as in penetrating

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Recent Examples of penetrant If there are larger, more penetrant rust stains, begin at step one with an overnight soak or consider using method 2. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection. — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013

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Adjective

One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.

— Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.

— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024

Definition of penetrating

Adjective

Police said the home was immediately secured as a crime scene and investigators began the extensive work of documenting the scene, collecting evidence, conducting interviews and pursuing leads.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Customers can upload their own photos, or choose artworks from an extensive online gallery before selecting all of the details, including size, material, matting, and glazing.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of extensive

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There’s maybe something profound happening onstage, a celebration of — not to get too corny — life itself, between you and the fans.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
But Tanaka’s lab is already considering a much weirder and potentially more profound implication.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

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