knifelike

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈnīf\

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈnīf\

Definition of knifelike word

noun knifelike Resembling a knife or its effects. 1

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Parts of speech for Knifelike

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Knifelike

knifelike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for knifelike

adjective knifelike

sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
aciculate — having aciculae
acuate — to sharpen
acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.

All 42 Synonyms of knifelike

Antonyms for knifelike

adjective knifelike

unlit — not illuminated
uninspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
edgeless — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
prosy — of the nature of or resembling prose.

All 16 Antonyms of knifelike

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