Synonyms for sharpened
sharp·ened

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1. sharpenedadjective

   having the point made sharp

   "a sharpened pencil"

   Antonyms:
   pointless, unpointed, dull

2. sharpenedadjective

   made sharp or sharper

   "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"

   Antonyms:
   unpointed, dull, pointless

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1. honedverb

   the man honed his abilities. the man sharpened his abilities.

   Submitted by Maxgolub on October 28, 2021  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sharpened":

   refined

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1. Chaim Potok:

   I stood in that room for a long time, watching the sunlight and listening to the sounds on the street outside. I stood there, tasting the room and the sunlight and the sounds, and thinking of the long hospital ward. . . Somehow everything had changed. I had spent five days in a hospital and the world around seemed sharpened now and pulsing with life

2. Chief Executive Michael Corbat:

   We have sharpened our focus on target clients, shedding over 20 consumer and institutional businesses in the process.

3. Ian Wilson:

   The government is on the offensive against what they see as a potential locus of popular Islamist opposition, sharpened by the recent return of Rizieq, while having a sound legal foundation, the banning is clearly politically driven as well.

4. Norman Seabrook:

   If you take a toothbrush and file it down to a sharpened point, a brand new correction officer doesn't have experience with weaponry in a jail system to identify that and they can overlook that.

5. State John Sullivan:

   This year, we have sharpened the focus of the report to be more responsive to statutory reporting requirements, and more focused on government action or inaction with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights.