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edged

[ejd] / ɛdʒd /
ADJECTIVE
acuminate
Synonyms
STRONG
fine tapering
WEAK
acicular aciculated acute cuspated cuspidated mucronate pointy sharp
ADJECTIVE
bounded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belted bordered surrounded
STRONG
circumscribed compassed defined delimited encircled enclosed encompassed enveloped fenced flanked fringed girdled hedged hog-tied restricted rimmed ringed walled
WEAK
boundaried contiguous definite determinate finite limitary
Antonyms
WEAK
free loose unbounded unconfined unlimited
ADJECTIVE
gnawing
Synonyms
STRONG
acuminate barbed fine honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminous acute apical briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike poin
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull
ADJECTIVE
keen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute intense strong
STRONG
acid caustic cutting extreme fine honed penetrating pointed tart
WEAK
incisive observant perceptive quick-witted razor-sharp sardonic satirical trenchant unblunted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull mild moderate
STRONG
blunt kind nice soothing sweet
WEAK
idiotic obtuse pointless
ADJECTIVE
knifelike
Synonyms
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged lancinating needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapered tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
ADJECTIVE
lancinating
Synonyms
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged knifelike needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapered tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
ADJECTIVE
mucronate
Synonyms
WEAK
acicular aciculate aciculated acuminate acuminous acute barbed cornered cuspate cuspated cuspidate cuspidated fine keen peaked piked pointy pronged sharp sharp-cornered spiked
ADJECTIVE
outlined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defined
STRONG
banded bordered bounded circumscribed delimited delineated girdled marked zoned
WEAK
configurated
ADJECTIVE
penetrating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biting piercing trenchant
STRONG
carrying clear-cut crisp cutting entering forcing infiltrating permeating pointed puncturing shrill
WEAK
going through ingoing intrusive passing through penetrant pervasive pungent sharp strong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind nice weak
STRONG
soft
WEAK
blunt dull idiotic senseless stupid unintelligent
ADJECTIVE
pointed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barbed sharp
STRONG
acuminate cornered fine keen peaked spiked
WEAK
acicular aciculate acuminous acute arrowlike cuspidate mucronate piked pointy pronged sagittal sagittate sharp-cornered
Antonyms
WEAK
blunt dull
ADJECTIVE
pointy
Synonyms
WEAK
acicular aciculate aciculated acuminate acuminous acute barbed cornered cuspate cuspated cuspidate cuspidated fine keen mucronate peaked piked pronged sharp sharp-cornered spiked
ADJECTIVE
sharp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute pointed razor-sharp sharpened stinging
STRONG
fine keen salient tapering
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine honed horned jagged keen-edged knife-edged needle-pointed needlelike peaked pointy prickly pronged serrated sharp-edged spiked spiky spiny splintery tapered thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blunt dull
ADJECTIVE
stabbing
Synonyms
STRONG
acuminate barbed fine gnawing honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed serrated sharpened shooting spiked stinging tapered tapering tined tipped whetted
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminous acute apical briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient sharp-edged spiky spiny splintery thorny unblunted
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull smooth

Example Sentences

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Gold edged lower in early trade amid lingering inflation concerns spurred by higher oil prices stemming from the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

—European equity indexes largely edged higher in cautious early trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The rate has edged up 0.1035 percentage points since the Iran war broke out, compared with a steeper gain of 0.4837 percentage points gain in the two-year breakeven.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Dodgers finally edged the Bronx Bombers, 9 to 8.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord