Definition for Knifelike:

• cutting or able to cut as if with a knife

Synonyms for Knifelike:

• adj.

  •acute (adjective)
  • acicular,
  • knifelike.
  •piercing (adjective)
  • shrill,
  • stentorian,
  • freezing,
  • deafening,
  • cold,
  • high-pitched,
  • treble,
  • blaring,
  • earsplitting,
  • biting,
  • racking,
  • bitter,
  • powerful,
  • high,
  • raw,
  • arctic,
  • painful,
  • wintry,
  • shattering,
  • severe,
  • exquisite,
  • loud,
  • numbing,
  • agonizing,
  • thin,
  • fierce,
  • excruciating,
  • frosty,
  • roaring.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • drilling,
  • Paralyzing,
  • distressing,
  • smart,
  • sore,
  • violent.

• n.

  •
  • big,
  • shooting.
  •distinct (noun)
  • distinct.
  •perceptive (noun)
  • perceptive.

• Other synonyms:

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  • Gnawing.

Antonyms for Knifelike:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    unperceptive, dull, unperceiving, indistinct.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    flat, natural.

Knifelike Sentence Examples:

• He rose from his mound of pillows, jerking his daring waistcoat into place, flinging each knee outward to adjust the knifelike trouser creases, swept backward a black, pomaded forelock and straightened an accurate and vivid cravat.

• His forearms were almost as large as a man's body; the three largest of his five knifelike claws were five and a half inches long; in the mud his feet had left tracks that were fifteen inches from tip to tip.