All incisive synonyms
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I i adj incisive
- trenchant — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
- piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- concise — Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
- scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
- acerbic — sour in taste
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- succinct — expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- biting — Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- mordant — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- terse — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- acid — An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
- clear-cut — Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- tart — sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
- acerb — bitter or sour
- slashing — a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- drilling — a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
adjective incisive
- perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- insightful — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.