The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.
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Knifelike
Synonyms for "knifelike" (21 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (6)
Adjective(4 words)
double edgedfine
Related words (10)
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesqualitative descriptorshape descriptortechnical property
More specific
6 entriesblade shapecutting angleedge geometryincisive critiquepiercing argumenttapered profile
Collocations
6 entriesknifelike bladeknifelike cutting actionknifelike edgeknifelike geometryknifelike profileknifelike sharpness
Inflections
2 entriesmore knifelikemost knifelike
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
I hated the man at once. I lost not a moment. I darted my eyes across the table, caught his, and stabbed him with one of those withering knifelike glances that only the descendants of the great can inflict.
Source: wiktionary