Antonyms for penetration
ˌpɛn ɪˈtreɪ ʃənpen·e·tra·tion

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1. penetration

   Sharpness, acuteness, and insight, however keen, and penetration, however deep, fall short of the meaning of acumen, which implies also ability to use these qualities to advantage. There are persons of keen insight and great penetration to whom these powers are practically useless. Acumen is sharpness to some purpose, and belongs to a mind that is comprehensive as well as keen. Cleverness is a practical aptitude for study or learning. Insight and discernment are applied oftenest to the judgment of character; penetration and perspicacity to other subjects of knowledge. Sagacity is an uncultured skill in using quick perceptions for a desired end, generally in practical affairs; acumen may increase with study, and applies to the most erudite matters. Shrewdness is keenness or sagacity, often with a somewhat evil bias, as ready to take advantage of duller intellects. Perspicacity is the power to see clearly through that which is difficult or involved. We speak of the acuteness of an observer or a reasoner, the insight and discernment of a student, a clergyman, or a merchant, the sagacity of a hound, the keenness of a debater, the shrewdness of a usurer, the penetration, perspicacity, and acumen of a philosopher.

   Antonyms:
   bluntness, dulness, obtuseness, stupidity

   Synonyms:
   acumen, acuteness, cleverness, discernment, insight, keenness, perspicacity, sagacity, sharpness, shrewdness

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1. penetration

   Antonyms:
   indiscernment, dulness, indiscrimination, stolidity, hebetude, shortsightedness, shallowness, obtuseness

   Synonyms:
   discernment, observation, sagacity, acuteness, discrimination, insight, sharpness

Matched Categories

1. • Ability
   • Attack
   • Depth
   • Entrance
   • Sexual Intercourse

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. penetration, incursionnoun

   an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

   Synonyms:
   incursion, insight

2. penetration, insightnoun

   clear or deep perception of a situation

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, insight, perceptivity, brainwave, brainstorm, incursion, sixth sense

3. penetrationnoun

   the act of entering into or through something

   "the penetration of upper management by women"

   Synonyms:
   incursion, insight

4. penetrationnoun

   the ability to make way into or through something

   "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"

   Synonyms:
   incursion, insight

5. penetrationnoun

   the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)

   Synonyms:
   incursion, insight

6. penetrationnoun

   the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

   Synonyms:
   incursion, insight

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1. penetrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   piercing, perforation, acuteness, discernment, sharpness, interpenetration

How to use penetration in a sentence?

1. Brian Gouldie:

   As our 3G and 4G penetration grows, so will our mobile data and ICT (information and communications technology) revenue grow.

2. Michael Nathanson:

   Basically you're going to clean up some subscribers that are free riders, that's going to help them get to a higher level of penetration, definitely, but not in long-term.

3. Brian Gouldie:

   We want to make sure we remain ahead of the investment curve ... drive data penetration.

4. Mitchell Pratt:

   As you get more economies of scale, you'll see more and more shifting over to natural gas, i think you are going to see larger and larger penetration of natural gas trucks in the marketplace. The economics are there.

5. Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc:

   We are aiming to at least achieve the penetration rate of Southeast Asia within the next three to four years.

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