STONING Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

stoning

verb

present participle of stone

as in sharpening

to make sharp or sharper the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

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Recent Examples of stoning Thompson returned the favor at the other end, stoning Sennecke off a two-on-one rush, but on the same shift Sennecke wouldn’t be denied again. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoning

Verb

Efficiency doesn’t mean cutting corners—just sharpening the blade.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
But events in students’ lifetimes also played a role in sharpening their opinions.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of sharpening

Verb

Yet Marketplace Pulse research shows only 23% of sellers are growing revenue and improving margins at the same time; the rest are either grinding or distressed.

— Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
The grinding process will leave a large mound of chips mixed with soil that will need to be removed and replaced with topsoil.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026