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pointed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pointed

1 tapering to a thin tip
  • the sansevieriaʼs 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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