Synonyms for Incisive

Synonyms for "incisive" (181 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Adjective(6 words)

acute penetrating sharpacute symptombiting caustic

acerb acerbate acerbic acid acidic acidulent acidulous acrid acrimonious active acute aggressive animated apperceptive appercipient argute astringent astute biting bitter

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brisk canny caustic clear-cut cogent corroding corrosive critical cutting cynical

Noun(1 words)

cutting technique

Strong matches (54)

definite devastating discerning distinctdouble edgeddouble-edged driving dynamic edged effective eloquent emphatic energetic enterprising enthusiastic escharotic farseeing farsighted fierce forceful

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Adjective(7 words)

discriminating flintier harsh keen knifelike lancelike lucid

Noun(2 words)

gimlet gimleted

Related words (90)

lusty mettlesome mordacious mordant nervous penetrating peppy perceptive percipient perspicacious perspicuous piercing poignant pointed powerful provident punchy pungent rigorous robust

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Noun(9 words)

militant nippingpencil jabrazorblade retorting scrutinizing sharpening sharpy uppercutting

Adjective(16 words)

nippiest nippy penetrative piercingpiercing critiquepithypoignant moodpoignant scenepointed pointier pointiest pointy pungent spikier toothiest toothlike

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

7 entries

adjective communication descriptor modifier quality style tone

More specific

7 entries

acute reasoningattributive usebiting critiquecaustic analysisharsh commentarypenetrating analysispiercing critique

Collocations

6 entries

incisive analysisincisive commentaryincisive critiqueincisive mindincisive questionsincisive reasoning

Inflections

2 entries

more incisivemost incisive

Derivations

2 entries

incisively incisiveness

similar

2 entries

perceptive sharp

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Mary's incisive questioning made it impossible for Tom to get away with his lies.

Source: tatoeba (8969094)

Thank you for the incisive analysis.

Source: tatoeba (9969666)

Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.

Source: tatoeba (10104674)

An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.

Source: wiktionary

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Incisive