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whetted

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of whetted

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
  • I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood
Synonyms of whetted

cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, sharp, sharpened, stropped, trenchant
Words Related to whetted

clawlike, daggerlike, knifelike

jabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing

pointed, pointy, spiky (also spikey)
Near Antonyms of whetted

rounded, smooth

soft

even, flat, level, slick
Antonyms of whetted

blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse

whetted

verb , past tense of whet

Synonyms and Antonyms of whetted

to make sharp or sharper
  • whetted the knife with the grindstone
Synonyms of whetted

edged, ground, honed, sharpened, stoned, stropped
Words Related to whetted

filed
Near Antonyms of whetted

buffed, burnished, glossed, polished, rounded, smoothed
Antonyms of whetted

blunted, dulled

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