Synonyms of sharply

sharply

adverb

as in neatly

in a strikingly neat and trim manner

sharply dressed groomsmen at a formal wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neatly
• smartly
• carefully
• dashingly
• nattily
• elegantly
• snappily
• stylishly
• fashionably
• tidily
• sprucely
• trimly
• orderly
• cleanly
• immaculately
• modishly
• fastidiously
• fussily
• meticulously
• spotlessly
• pristinely
• swankily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sloppily
• inelegantly
• slovenly
• dowdily
• untidily
• messily
• nastily
• slatternly
• shabbily
• foully
• scruffily
• sleazily
• filthily
• dirtily
• dingily
• grubbily
• mussily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sharply

However, looking at the market reaction, Samsung shares fell sharply after the South Korean stock market opened today. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

But its arrivals-to-departures ratio—a measure of hires relative to exits—has fallen sharply, from about 12-to-1 in the second quarter of 2023 to roughly 2-to-1 in the third quarter of 2026, according to Zeki’s data. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Poisonings cluster sharply in spring, when rhododendron flowers are at full bloom and the main honey harvest takes place. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Successive administrations have disagreed sharply over how broadly that test should be applied. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Chinese purchases of Iranian oil have already declined sharply compared with last year as the US blockade has constrained Iranian crude exports. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Voucher use has jumped sharply since then, with thousands of students leaving public schools for the new options. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

At that point, when female social relationships become exponentially more complicated and masking becomes more difficult, their mental health outcomes split sharply from those of their male peers. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of rows with once strong Western allies. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026