Synonyms for SHARP
ʃɑrpsharp

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1. sharpadjective

   Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism.

   When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

   Synonyms:
   cutting, harsh, acrimonious, nasty, bitter, hostile

   Antonyms:
   nice, friendly, flattering, complimentary, kind

2. sharpadjective

   Stylish or attractive.

   You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

   Synonyms:
   stylish, smart, chic, elegant

   Antonyms:
   scruffy, shabby, inelegant

3. sharpadverb

   Observant; alert; acute.

   Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

   Synonyms:
   alert, observant, sharp-eyed, acute, keen

   Antonyms:
   unobservant

4. sharpadjective

   Able to cut easily.

   I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.

   Synonyms:
   exactly, on the dot, precisely, razor-sharp, keen, razor

   Antonyms:
   blunt, dull

5. sharpadjective

   Intelligent.

   My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

   Synonyms:
   bright, keen, intelligent, witty, smart, brainy

   Antonyms:
   slow-witted, slow, thick, dim, dim-witted

6. sharpnoun

   Able to pierce easily; pointed.

   Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.

   Synonyms:
   pointed

   Antonyms:
   blunt

7. sharpnoun

   Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol after the name of the note).

   Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C minor (C sharp minor.)

   Antonyms:
   flat

8. sharpadjective

   Higher in pitch than required.

   The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

   Antonyms:
   flat

9. sharpadjective

   Having an intense, acrid flavour.

   Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.

   Synonyms:
   acrid, pungent

   Antonyms:
   insipid, tasteless, bland

10. sharpadjective

    sudden and intense.

    A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.

    Synonyms:
    acute, abrupt, stabbing

    Antonyms:
    dull

11. sharpadjective

    Illegal or dishonest.

    Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.

    Synonyms:
    dodgy, illicit, illegal, underhand, dishonest

    Antonyms:
    reputable, honest, legitimate, above-board, legit

12. sharpadjective

    Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

    You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

    Synonyms:
    keen, accurate, precise, exact

    Antonyms:
    imprecise, inaccurate

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1. sharp

   Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.

   Synonyms:
   acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, shrewd, subtile, subtle

   Antonyms:
   blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

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1. sharp

   Synonyms:
   thin, fine, keen, shrewd, discerning, clever, sarcastic, acute, pointed, aculeated, penetrating, pungent, acid, shrill, piercing, afflictive, distressing, harsh, severe, cutting, eager, active, ardent, sore, hard, animated, spirited

   Antonyms:
   thick, blunt, dull, obtuse, knobbed, rounded, bluff, mellow, bass, hollow, deep, light, trifling, trivial, mild, gentle, soft, tender, lenient, sluggish, inactive, indifferent, careless, spiritless, tame

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1. sharpnoun

   a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

   Antonyms:
   deadened, dulled, gradual, indistinct, flat, low, stupid, pleasant, unpointed, blunt, forceless, low-pitched, unsharpened, unperceiving, dull, pointless, edgeless, unperceptive, blunted, natural, unforceful

2. sharpadjective

   a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

   Antonyms:
   stupid, gradual, blunt, low, indistinct, low-pitched, unperceiving, pleasant, dull, flat, natural, deadened, blunted, unsharpened, unforceful, forceless, unpointed, dulled, unperceptive, pointless, edgeless

3. crisp, sharpadjective

   (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

   "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, nipping, astute, sharp, crispy, sharp-worded, incisive, shrill, kinky, penetrative, laconic, shrewd, snappy, crisp, terse, keen, curt, knifelike, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, acuate, acute, frizzly, frizzy, piercing, penetrating, nippy, frosty, nappy

   Antonyms:
   edgeless, dull, gradual, stupid, unsharpened, unperceiving, blunted, deadened, natural, indistinct, pleasant, forceless, dulled, unpointed, pointless, low, low-pitched, flat, unperceptive, blunt, unforceful

4. acuate, acute, sharp, needlelikeadjective

   ending in a sharp point

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, intense, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   blunt, natural, indistinct, unforceful, pleasant, deadened, unpointed, forceless, flat, low-pitched, stupid, gradual, edgeless, pointless, dulled, dull, low, unperceptive, blunted, unsharpened, unperceiving

5. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

   having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

   "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

   Synonyms:
   intense, penetrative, discriminating, shrill, neat, sharp, shrewd, lancinating, nifty, sharp-worded, not bad(p), bang-up, astute, incisive, acuate, dandy, tart, smashing, cutting, bully, precipitous, needlelike, slap-up, abrupt, keen, lancinate, knifelike, corking, exquisite, groovy, great, acute, piercing, penetrating, swell, cracking, crisp, stabbing, peachy

   Antonyms:
   flat, dull, unsharpened, unpointed, unforceful, dulled, pleasant, deadened, blunt, low-pitched, natural, low, pointless, forceless, gradual, unperceptive, edgeless, stupid, indistinct, blunted, unperceiving

6. astute, sharp, shrewdadjective

   marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

   "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, incisive, conniving, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, calculating, scheming, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, calculative, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   edgeless, stupid, flat, unforceful, dulled, blunted, pleasant, low-pitched, unperceptive, dull, unsharpened, unpointed, forceless, pointless, low, unperceiving, deadened, indistinct, natural, blunt, gradual

7. sharp, sharp-worded, tartadjective

   harsh

   "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, tangy, incisive, lemony, lemonlike, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, sourish, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   blunt, gradual, natural, pleasant, forceless, dulled, stupid, blunted, flat, dull, edgeless, pointless, deadened, low, unsharpened, low-pitched, unperceptive, unperceiving, unpointed, indistinct, unforceful

8. shrill, sharpadjective

   having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

   "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, strident, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, precipitous, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   low, unpointed, edgeless, blunt, low-pitched, natural, unforceful, pleasant, dulled, dull, pointless, unperceiving, gradual, stupid, blunted, unsharpened, flat, unperceptive, forceless, deadened, indistinct

9. abrupt, precipitous, sharpadjective

   extremely steep

   "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, overhasty, needlelike, sharp, incisive, precipitous, knifelike, precipitate, crisp, sharp-worded, keen, disconnected, precipitant, discriminating, tart, acuate, astute, acute, shrill, hasty, penetrating, piercing, shrewd, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   forceless, dull, stupid, gradual, unperceiving, unpointed, pleasant, blunt, low-pitched, flat, dulled, natural, blunted, pointless, unsharpened, unforceful, unperceptive, indistinct, low, deadened, edgeless

10. sharpadjective

    keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point

    "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    unperceiving, stupid, gradual, dull, low-pitched, blunt, low, blunted, deadened, pointless, unperceptive, dulled, edgeless, flat, indistinct, pleasant, forceless, unsharpened, unpointed, unforceful, natural

11. sharpadjective

    having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing

    "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pointless, unperceiving, flat, gradual, deadened, forceless, low, unsharpened, pleasant, stupid, unpointed, unperceptive, dull, edgeless, low-pitched, natural, blunt, unforceful, dulled, indistinct, blunted

12. sharpadjective

    (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone

    "C sharp"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pointless, blunt, blunted, unsharpened, forceless, dull, gradual, indistinct, unpointed, low, flat, edgeless, unperceiving, unforceful, low-pitched, stupid, natural, dulled, unperceptive, deadened, pleasant

13. sharpadjective

    very sudden and in great amount or degree

    "a sharp drop in the stock market"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    pleasant, dull, stupid, deadened, gradual, unforceful, flat, pointless, natural, indistinct, unperceptive, low-pitched, unpointed, blunted, edgeless, low, dulled, unperceiving, unsharpened, blunt, forceless

14. sharpadverb

    quick and forceful

    "a sharp blow"

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, shrill, astute, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    blunted, pleasant, gradual, unforceful, dull, dulled, natural, low-pitched, edgeless, forceless, unperceiving, deadened, flat, blunt, pointless, unperceptive, unsharpened, stupid, indistinct, low, unpointed

15. sharply, sharp, acutelyadverb

    changing suddenly in direction and degree

    "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"

    Synonyms:
    shrewdly, aggressively, astutely, precipitously, sharp, sagaciously, sharply, acutely, crisply, sapiently

    Antonyms:
    unsharpened, gradual, forceless, low, unperceptive, dull, low-pitched, edgeless, unpointed, pleasant, deadened, unforceful, blunted, indistinct, natural, pointless, blunt, dulled, flat, unperceiving, stupid

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   • Musical Notation

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1. well dressed

   the man looked sharp in his crisp black suit

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

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1. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   acute, keen, with a fine edge

2. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, long-headed, cunning

3. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned

4. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, harsh, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed

5. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   distressing, poignant, intense, very painful

6. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   pinching, piercing, nipping

7. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent

8. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   shrill, high, not flat

9. sharpverb

   Synonyms:
   sharpen, make shrill

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1. sharpadjective

   Synonyms:
   pointed, trenchant, incisive, keen, poignant, piercing, acute, penetrating, severe, excruciating, intense, subtile, violent, biting, sarcastic, acrimonious, acrid, cutting, sagacious, clever, perspicacious, ingenious, bright, discerning, resourceful, astute, shrewd, apt, smart, long-headed, acuminous, fierce, fiery, unquenchable, eager, exacting, close, steep, abrupt, precipitous, pungent, piquant peppery, high-seasoned, shrill, piercing, peaked, ridged

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1. List of paraphrases for "sharp":

   acute, abrupt, severe, steep, strong, sharply, marked, drastic, sudden, brutal, pointy, crisp, stark, net, dramatic, sharp-edged, pronounced, sharpe, brusque, harsh, intense, fierce

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1. SHARP

   Synonyms:
   Study of Heart and Renal Protection

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How to use SHARP in a sentence?

1. Hannah Jones:

   At the beginning of last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that more aggressive rate hikes may be necessary to rein in inflation, which led to a sharp drop in the stock market and an increase in mortgage rates.

2. Keir Starmer:

   I am putting the prime minister on notice that he has got to get a grip and restore public confidence in the government's handling of the epidemic, if we see a sharp rise in the R rate, the infection rate ... responsibility for that falls squarely at the door of No 10. We all know the public have made huge sacrifices. This mismanagement of the last few weeks is the responsibility of the government.

3. Stephen Farnsworth:

   Some Republicans in the district saw it as a sharp contrast to their traditional Christian values.

4. John Grant:

   It's dangerous and the problem with this is that it's invisible, insidious and deadly, and so what you do is when a shark is in the water, you pull everyone out of the water and you make an assessment of what is going on. That's what has to happen right now, a sharp honest assessment of what is going on.

5. Stefan Worrall:

   In the year so far the market has been characterized not only by sharp selling off but also by volatility and chaotic movements, today's market action is encouraging, as was Monday's, but it doesn't necessarily signal that this is the end of the selling or the beginning of the rebound.