Sharp Synonyms

Sharp synonyms such as "sharply, cutting, acicular, acute, acerb, booming, abrasive, acute, clear-cut, abrupt, acute, artful, chic, dead on, abruptly, and all of a sudden". Sharp is an adjective, and its antonyms are dull and blunt. Here are 247 another word for sharp with example sentences.

Another word for Sharp

1. keen

  • whetted
  • sharpened
  • sharp-edged
  • serrated
  • razor-sharp
  • razor-edged
  • knife-like
  • keen
  • honed
  • edged
  • cutting
  • acute

2. pointed

  • tapering
  • tapered
  • subulate
  • spiky
  • pointy
  • pointed
  • needle-like
  • mucronate
  • lanceolate
  • cuspidate
  • cusped
  • conoid
  • acuminate
  • aculeate
  • acicular

3. excruciating

4. tangy

  • vinegary
  • tart
  • tangy
  • strong
  • sour
  • pungent
  • piquant
  • burning
  • bitter
  • acrid
  • acidy
  • acidulous
  • acidic
  • acid
  • acetous
  • acetic
  • acerb

5. loud

  • thunderous
  • strident
  • shrill
  • piercing
  • penetrating
  • loud
  • high-pitched
  • high
  • head-splitting
  • harsh
  • ear-splitting
  • deafening
  • booming

6. harsh

7. intense

8. distinct

9. sudden

10. observant

  • with all one's wits about one
  • whip-smart
  • suss
  • smart
  • shrewd
  • sharp-witted
  • sharp-sighted
  • sensitive
  • searching
  • savvy
  • ready
  • rapier-like
  • quick on the uptake
  • quick off the mark
  • quick-witted
  • quick
  • probing
  • piercing
  • perspicacious
  • percipient
  • perceptive
  • penetrative
  • penetrating
  • pawky
  • on the ball
  • observant
  • not missing a trick
  • nimble-witted
  • nimble
  • long-headed
  • knowing
  • keen-witted
  • keen
  • intuitive
  • intelligent
  • insightful
  • incisive
  • heads-up
  • hawklike
  • genius
  • finely honed
  • fine
  • downy
  • discriminating
  • discerning
  • cute
  • clever
  • bright
  • beady
  • astute
  • argute
  • apt
  • alert
  • agile
  • acute

11. clever

  • wily
  • unscrupulous
  • smart
  • slick
  • shrewd
  • guileful
  • fly
  • dishonest
  • cunning
  • crafty
  • clever
  • canny
  • artful

12. smart

  • trig
  • trendy
  • tony
  • stylish
  • stylin'
  • spruce
  • spiffy
  • snazzy
  • snappy
  • smart
  • sassy
  • nifty
  • natty
  • modish
  • kicky
  • kicking
  • fly
  • flash
  • fashionable
  • elegant
  • dressy
  • cool
  • classy
  • chic

13. precisely

  • punctually
  • promptly
  • prompt
  • precisely
  • on the stroke of …
  • on the nose
  • on the knocker
  • on the dot
  • on the button
  • exactly
  • dead on

14. abruptly

How to Use sharp in a Sentence

He has a sharp memory overall.

The meeting starts at ten o'clock sharp.