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pronged

[prawngd, prongd] / prɔŋd, prɒŋd /
ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched branching divaricate divided furcate furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
ADJECTIVE
knifelike
Synonyms
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged lancinating needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly 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 honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged knifelike needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly 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 edged fine keen peaked piked pointy sharp sharp-cornered spiked
ADJECTIVE
pointed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barbed sharp
STRONG
acuminate cornered edged fine keen peaked spiked
WEAK
acicular aciculate acuminous acute arrowlike cuspidate mucronate piked pointy sagittal sagittate sharp-cornered
Antonyms
WEAK
blunt dull
ADJECTIVE
pointy
Synonyms
WEAK
acicular aciculate aciculated acuminate acuminous acute barbed cornered cuspate cuspated cuspidate cuspidated edged fine keen mucronate peaked piked 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 edged ground fine honed horned jagged keen-edged knife-edged needle-pointed needlelike peaked pointy prickly 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 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 razor-sharp salient sharp-edged spiky spiny splintery thorny unblunted
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull smooth

Example Sentences

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Standing on four pronged feet at the junction of two rivers, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s five-story design resembles a giant chipped molar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Welsing says her office uses a three pronged approach to solving the problem of gun violence: prevention, intervention, and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

It's two pronged: people you love, and taking care of those relationships, which requires work and intentionality and thoughtfulness and communication.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

Hobbled by a knee problem, Francis leaned on a walking stick with a pronged support base to inch forward for a better view of the crowd below.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2022

Then they opened a small door in each cage and thrust the food through on pronged forks.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers