Synonyms for pointed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poin-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪn tɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for pointed Other synonyms for the word pointed
- accurate
- acicular
- aciculate
- acid
- acuminous
- acute
- arrowlike
- boiled down
- calling a spade a spade
- cuspidate
- edged
- fine
- in a nutshell
- insinuating
- keen
- laid on the line
- legit
- meaty
- mucronate
- on the button
- on the nose
- peaked
- piked
- pointy
- pregnant
- pronged
- right to it
- right-on
- sagittal
- sagittate
- sharp-cornered
- short-and-sweet
- spiked
- tart
Définition of pointed
Origin :- c.1300, "having a sharp end or ends," from point (n.). Meaning "having the quality of penetrating the feelings or mind" is from 1660s. Related: Pointedly; pointedness.
- adj having a sharp end or part
- adj penetrating, biting
- Robert pointed in silence to the huge rock which lay on the track.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Viviette, with a gay laugh, took up her position on the spot to which he pointed.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He pointed to the one that gave on the passageway against which he had set the chair tilted.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He pointed to the rigid form of the dead man, lying there so very near them.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- On the instant, the pistol leaped into view, pointed straight at Garson.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- This bantering is most pointed if we assume that Rosaline was dark rather than fair.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- She made no attempt to conceal them; rather, she pointed to them with pride.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- A dozen bayonets were pointed at their breasts with the whisper, 'Silence or death!'
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Pale and trembling, I pointed to the horrible staircase by which we had come.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- He pointed out that forms and ceremonies were made for man, not man for forms and ceremonies.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
Antonyms for pointed
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