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honed

[hohnd] / hoʊnd /
ADJECTIVE
gnawing
Synonyms
STRONG
acuminate barbed edged fine 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 edged extreme fine 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 edged fine gnawing ground fine 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 edged fine gnawing ground fine 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
marrowy
Synonyms
WEAK
aphoristic cogent compact concise crisp curt down to brass tacks effective epigrammatic epigrammatical expressive laconic meaningful meaty pointed short short-and-sweet significant succinct terse to the point trenchant
ADJECTIVE
pithy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cogent concise laconic succinct terse trenchant
WEAK
compact crisp curt down to brass tacks effective epigrammatic expressive meaningful meaty pointed short short-and-sweet significant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotent lengthy long-winded weak wordy
WEAK
verbose
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 edged ground fine 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 edged fine gnawing 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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The Algorithm was honed during years of struggle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The tips and tricks I use to avoid being taken in by sloppy A.I.-generated content are the same that have always existed for combating disinformation, and were honed mainly during my humanities degree.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Studying at the film school where Oscar-nominated "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler honed his craft, SiJia Zheng dreams of winning an Academy Award.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Rasheed can do a pretty great British accent and boasts a relaxed and natural confidence honed from starring in his own comedy skits on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

As Woolf matured and honed his craft, his moments of self-loathing gave way to quiet, unwavering confidence.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.