PENETRATING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • tending to penetrate
   • having the power of entering or piercing
   Synonym(s)
   • penetrative (what does penetrative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface
   • a cold penetrating wind
   • a penetrating odor
   Similar To
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
   Synonym(s)
   • acute (what does acute mean?)
   • discriminating (what does discriminating mean?)
   • incisive (what does incisive mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • knifelike (what does knifelike mean?)
   • penetrative (what does penetrative mean?)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an acute observer of politics and politicians
   • incisive comments
   • icy knifelike reasoning
   • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
   • penetrating insight
   • frequent pene
   Similar To
   • perceptive (what does perceptive mean?)