Synonyms of edged

edged 1 of 2

adjective

ˈejd 

as in sharpened

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something

always store your finely edged knives in a knife block

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

edged

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verb

past tense of edge

1

as in ground

to make sharp or sharper

if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpened
• ground
• whetted
• stoned
• stropped
• honed
• filed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in bordered

to serve as a border for

pavement edging the flower bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordered
• bounded
• surrounded
• rimmed
• fringed
• margined
• skirted
• framed
• encircled
• circled
• trimmed
• rounded
• defined
• traced
• outlined
• hemmed
• silhouetted
• enclosed
• demarcated
• ringed
• looped
• delineated
• sketched
• restricted
• walled
• circumscribed
• curbed
• confined
• restrained
• limited
• environed
• girdled
• girthed
• controlled
• checked
• compassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of edged

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, 18 Feb. 2022

Verb

Eurozone and Japanese government bond yields edged lower on Friday. — Sawdah Bhaimiya,sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Boone edged Winter Park 161-163 with Corinne Searl shooting 3-under 33 for the Braves at Ventura Country Club. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

In the biggest upset of the season, the Browns edged the Buccaneers on Sunday after a lengthy late-fourth-quarter weather delay. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Systolic blood pressure edged up from 123±11 mmHg to 133±16 mmHg. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

But Feenstra ran a lacklustre campaign, and Lahn, who, at forty, comes across as folksy and confident, edged him, in a five-person race, by less than a percentage point. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Rookie Ethan Salas stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday night as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Miami Marlins 7-6. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, the Houston Dash edged the Boston Legacy 2-1, Angel City FC shut out the Utah Royals 3-0, and Bay FC defeated Racing Louisville 2-0. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Trust in the World Bank rose to 55% from 46%, the International Monetary Fund edged to 51% from 43% and the ICC scored 54%, up from 48% last year. — Andrea Shalal, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026