Synonyms for trenchancy
- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- invective
- irony
- mockery
- mordacity
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- superciliousness
- wisecrack
- causticity
- causticness
- corrosiveness
- flouting
- lampooning
- mordancy
- sneering
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Antonyms for trenchancy
- approval
- commendation
- compliment
- endorsement
- flattery
- happiness
- kindness
- love
- mildness
- praise
- respect
- sanction
- sweetness
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But the ardour of the disciple pressed objections home with a trenchancy that is very unlike the sage distillations of the master.
The trenchancy with which his atheist urges his reasoning, proves that the writer was fully alive to its force.
Still, trenchancy whether in speaker or writer is a most effective tone for a large public.
WORD ORIGIN
early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp," present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense is recorded from c.1600.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TRENCHANCY
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nounsarcasmintelligence
nounability to perceive, understand- IQ
- acuity
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- brainpower
- brains
- brightness
- brilliance
- capacity
- cleverness
- comprehension
- coruscation
- discernment
- gray matter
- intellect
- judgment
- luminosity
- mentality
- mind
- penetration
- perception
- perspicacity
- precocity
- quickness
- quotient
- reason
- sagacity
- savvy
- sense
- skill
- smarts
- subtlety
- the right stuff
- trenchancy
- understanding
- what it takes
- wit
mordacity
nounsarcasm- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- causticity
- causticness
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- corrosiveness
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- flouting
- invective
- irony
- lampooning
- mockery
- mordancy
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- sneering
- superciliousness
- trenchancy
- wisecrack
mordancy
nounsarcasm- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- causticity
- causticness
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- corrosiveness
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- flouting
- invective
- irony
- lampooning
- mockery
- mordacity
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- sneering
- superciliousness
- trenchancy
- wisecrack
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.