Antonyms for cutting-edgecut·ting-edge

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1. vanguard, forefront, cutting edgenoun

   the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

   "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

   Antonyms:
   unfashionable, unstylish

   Synonyms:
   head, forefront, vanguard, cutting edge, new wave, avant-garde, knife edge, van

2. knife edge, cutting edgeadjective

   the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

   Antonyms:
   unfashionable, unstylish

   Synonyms:
   knife edge, forefront, cutting edge, vanguard

3. up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-itadjective

   in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

   "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"

   Antonyms:
   unstylish, unfashionable

   Synonyms:
   up-to-date, with-it, streetwise, street smart

How to use cutting-edge in a sentence?

1. Edward R. Murrow:

   The politician is ... trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

2. Richard Eldridge:

   If the industries are regulating themselves they can maintain these standards in a cutting-edge way, it's good practice.

3. Henry Ford:

   Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

4. Ken Shropshire:

   It is kind of a way to say :' We're cutting edge, we're not some old sports league,'.

5. Lance Dutson:

   If you don't have the guts to push back on your own party when you see people doing something wrong, then you're going to end up owning it. And that's where Republicans are at the moment, we're in a weird place in American politics right now and LePage was definitely on the cutting edge of that.

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