ULTRASHARP Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

ultrasharp

adjective

Definition of ultrasharp

as in sharpened

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Recent Examples of ultrasharp On February 25, in the heart of Milan, Bella Hadid unveiled an ultrasharp casual silhouette. — Chloé Versabeau, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026 Such ultrasharp phase switching with giant changes in entropy could be applied in future refrigeration technologies, the team explained. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 An ultrasharp conductive tip (in this case, made of gold) is positioned less than 1 nanometer from the specimen, which scans the surface. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2023 Their players’ medical records are a tempting target for opponents—or gamblers—looking for leverage, while their on-field signs can be stolen with real-time ultrasharp video. — Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022

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Adjective

Putting heavy or edged objects atop the cord may damage or pinch it, potentially causing short circuits.

— Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Leading without a baton, Luisi uses his hands to mold sounds alternately soft- and hard-edged, dark and dense or bright and shiny.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022

Definition of edged

Adjective

Collins also enters the general election campaign with a ground-game network that was the envy of his GOP rivals.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Colloidal oatmeal is made from ground whole oats, which creates a powdery texture, to treat atopic dermatitis and psoriasis flares.

— Lauren Manaker MS, Health, 22 May 2026

Definition of ground

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Despite its two-hour-52-minute run time, its pace is absorbing, particularly after the jagged editing of the first hour.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Swaths of land left uncontrolled grew into carpets of invasive buffelgrass nearly right up to the jagged edge between the mountain and the sky.

— Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of spiky

Adjective

In an interview with the ECB website, Root was keen to pay tribute to Stokes, one of his closest friends, but acknowledged that the team would need to reassess its approach under Fleming.

— Andrew Fifield, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The site produces material used to make magnets that are essential for defense manufacturing, which the US is keen to secure.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

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