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pointed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pointed

1 tapering to a thin tip

the sansevieria's long pointed leaves make it an easily recognized houseplant

Synonyms of pointed

peaked, pointy, sharp, spired, tipped

Words Related to pointed

needlelike, spiny

barbed, jagged, pronged, spiked, spikelike, spiky (also spikey)

bladelike, knifelike

Near Antonyms of pointed

dull, rounded

Antonyms of pointed

blunt

2 having to do with the matter at hand

he made a number of pointed remarks on the crisis abroad

Synonyms of pointed

applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, relative, relevant

Words Related to pointed

appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, suitable

important, meaningful, significant

sensible, useful

admissible, allowable

Phrases Synonymous with pointed

to the point

Near Antonyms of pointed

frivolous, inconsequential, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant

meaningless, purposeless, senseless, useless

inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable

inadmissible

Antonyms of pointed

extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant, pointless

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