SHARP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
   Hypernyms(s) sharp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sewing needle (what does sewing needle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
   Hypernyms(s) sharp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • musical notation (what does musical notation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • double sharp (what does double sharp mean?)

SHARP as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
   Synonym(s)
   • astute (what does astute mean?)
   • shrewd (what does shrewd mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a smart businessman
   • an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
   • he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
   Similar To
   • smart (what does smart mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
   Synonym(s)
   • crisp (what does crisp mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sharp photographic image
   • the sharp crack of a twig
   • the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
   Similar To
   • distinct (what does distinct mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point
   • suitable for cutting or piercing
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sharp knife
   • a pencil with a sharp point
   Antonym(s)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   Similar To
   • carnassial (what does carnassial mean?)
   • cutting (what does cutting mean?)
   • edged (what does edged mean?)
   • incisive (what does incisive mean?)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • knifelike (what does knifelike mean?)
   • penetrative (what does penetrative mean?)
   • penetrating (what does penetrating mean?)
   • sharpened (what does sharpened mean?)
   • razor-sharp (what does razor-sharp mean?)
   See Also
   • pointed (what does pointed mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • sharpness (what does sharpness mean?)
   • keenness (what does keenness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • keenly and painfully felt
   • as if caused by a sharp edge or point
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sharp pain
   • sharp winds
   Antonym(s)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   Similar To
   • acute (what does acute mean?)
   • intense (what does intense mean?)
   • cutting (what does cutting mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • knifelike (what does knifelike mean?)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   • stabbing (what does stabbing mean?)
   • lancinate (what does lancinate mean?)
   • lancinating (what does lancinating mean?)
   • fulgurating (what does fulgurating mean?)
   • scratching (what does scratching mean?)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
5. Meaning
   • quick and forceful
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sharp blow
   Similar To
   • forceful (what does forceful mean?)
6. Meaning
   • very sudden and in great amount or degree
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sharp drop in the stock market
   Similar To
   • sudden (what does sudden mean?)
7. Meaning
   • extremely steep
   Synonym(s)
   • abrupt (what does abrupt mean?)
   • precipitous (what does precipitous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an abrupt canyon
   • the precipitous rapids of the upper river
   • the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
   • a sharp drop
   Similar To
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
8. Meaning
   • high-pitched and sharp
   Synonym(s)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   • shrill (what does shrill mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • piercing screams
   • a shrill whistle
   Similar To
   • high (what does high mean?)
   • high-pitched (what does high-pitched mean?)
9. Meaning
   • very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation
   Synonym(s)
   • incisive (what does incisive mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an incisive mind
   • a keen intelligence
   • of sharp and active intellect
   Similar To
   • intelligent (what does intelligent mean?)
10. Meaning
    • raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
    Usage Example(s)
    • C sharp
    Antonym(s)
    • flat (what does flat mean?)
    • natural (what does natural mean?)
11. 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?)
    • penetrating (what does penetrating mean?)
    • penetrative (what does penetrative mean?)
    • piercing (what does piercing 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?)
12. Meaning
    • harsh
    Synonym(s)
    • sharp-worded (what does sharp-worded mean?)
    • tart (what does tart mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • sharp criticism
    • a sharp-worded exchange
    • a tart remark
    Similar To
    • unpleasant (what does unpleasant mean?)
13. Meaning
    • ending in a sharp point
    Synonym(s)
    • acuate (what does acuate mean?)
    • acute (what does acute mean?)
    • needlelike (what does needlelike mean?)
    Similar To
    • pointed (what does pointed mean?)
14. Meaning
    • sour or bitter in taste
    Synonym(s)
    • acerb (what does acerb mean?)
    • acerbic (what does acerbic mean?)
    • astringent (what does astringent mean?)
    Similar To
    • sour (what does sour mean?)

SHARP as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • changing suddenly in direction and degree
   Synonym(s)
   • sharply (what does sharply mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the road twists sharply after the light
   • turn sharp left here
   Pertainym(s)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)