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. Additionally, here are 248 synonyms and nearby words for sharp as well as words beginning with
S, and Sh.
248 synonyms for sharp
1. keen
cutting
edged
honed
knife-like
razor-edged
razor-sharp
serrated
sharp-edged
sharpened
whetted
2. pointed
acicular
aculeate
acuminate
conoid
cusped
cuspidate
lanceolate
mucronate
needle-like
pointed
pointy
spiky
subulate
tapered
tapering
3. excruciating
agonizing
excruciating
piercing
searing
shooting
stabbing
stinging
4. tangy
acerb
acetic
acetous
acid
acidic
acidulous
acidy
acrid
burning
piquant
pungent
sour
tangy
tart
vinegary
5. loud
booming
deafening
ear-splitting
head-splitting
high-pitched
penetrating
piercing
shrill
strident
thunderous
6. harsh
abusive
acerb
acerbic
acid
acidulous
acrimonious
barbed
bitchy
biting
brusque
catty
caustic
curt
cutting
hurtful
ill-tempered
mordacious
mordant
nasty
sardonic
scathing
spiteful
tart
trenchant
unkind
venomous
vicious
vitriolic
wounding
7. intense
overpowering
piercing
searing
very great
8. distinct
clear
clear-cut
crisp
definite
manifest
marked
pronounced
well defined
well focused
9. sudden
precipitate
precipitous
steep
sudden
10. observant
alert
apt
argute
astute
beady
discerning
discriminating
downy
finely honed
hawklike
heads-up
incisive
insightful
keen-witted
knowing
long-headed
nimble
nimble-witted
not missing a trick
observant
on the ball
pawky
penetrating
penetrative
perceptive
percipient
perspicacious
piercing
probing
quick
quick off the mark
quick on the uptake
quick-witted
rapier-like
savvy
sharp-sighted
sharp-witted
shrewd
suss
whip-smart
with all one's wits about one
11. clever
artful
canny
crafty
dishonest
fly
guileful
shrewd
slick
unscrupulous
wily
12. smart
chic
dressy
fashionable
flash
fly
kicking
kicky
modish
natty
nifty
sassy
snappy
snazzy
spiffy
spruce
stylin'
tony
trendy
trig
13. precisely
dead on
exactly
on the button
on the dot
on the knocker
on the nose
on the stroke of …
precisely
prompt
promptly
punctually
14. abruptly
all of a sudden
sharply
unexpectedly
without warning