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sharpened

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sharpened

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something

the sharpened blade of a lawn mower

Synonyms of sharpened

cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, sharp, stropped, trenchant, whetted

Words Related to sharpened

clawlike, daggerlike, knifelike

jabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing

pointed, pointy, spiky (also spikey)

Near Antonyms of sharpened

rounded, smooth

even, flat, level, slick

Antonyms of sharpened

blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse

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