Synonyms of whetted

whetted 1 of 2

adjective

as in sharpened

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something

I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpened
• sharp
• cutting
• edged
• honed
• keen
• ground
• trenchant
• jagged
• stropped
• edgy
• pointed
• knifelike
• piercing
• clawlike
• scratching
• stabbing
• lacerating
• pointy
• spiky
• daggerlike
• jabbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• blunt
• smooth
• dulled
• blunted
• rounded
• soft
• obtuse
• even
• level
• flat
• slick

whetted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of whet

as in ground

to make sharp or sharper

whetted the knife with the grindstone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpened
• ground
• honed
• stoned
• edged
• stropped
• filed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dulled
• blunted
• polished
• rounded
• smoothed
• glossed
• burnished
• buffed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whetted

Verb

The team whetted fans’ appetites by promising initiatives involving Fieri throughout the race season. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

O’Ward’s full-season teammates, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, have been joined by Ryan Hunter-Reay, a 45-year-old veteran going into his 18th Indy 500, who won the race back in 2014 and led a chunk of last year’s race that only whetted his appetite for another shot. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2026

That whetted her competitive desire. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026

British Museum As excitement builds for the opening of the new Geffen Galleries at LACMA on Sunday (for priority members; May 4 for the general public), one’s appetite may be whetted to visit other museums. — Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better! — Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026

Exposure to the outside world, through her father's work, must have whetted MacLeod's appetite for travel, Crichton says. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025