Definition for Sharp:

• With fine edge or point, not blunt; peaked, pointed, edged, ( s. gable, summit, ridge); well-defined, clean-cut, ( s. outline, distinction, impression, features; so s. -cut); abrupt, angular, ( s. turn, incline); keen, pungent, acid, tart, shrill, piercing, biting, harsh, acrimonious, severe, intense, painful, ( s. flavour, wine, voice, cry, frost, air, words, tongue, temper, reproof, contest, attack of gout); acute, sensitive, quick to see or hear or notice, keen-witted, vigilant, clever, ( s. eyes, ears, intelligence, attention; s. -sighted, -witted, &c.; keep a s. look-out; a s. remark, child; as s. as a needle, very intelligent); quick to take advantage, bent on winning, artful, unscrupulous, dishonest, ( was too s. for me, overreached me; s. practice, barely honest dealings); vigorous, speedy, not loitering, impetuous, ( take a s. walk; s. \'s the word, exhortation to be quick; s. work, said of matter quickly dispatched or fight &c. that takes all one\'s energy); ( Phonet., of mutes) unvoiced, hard; ( Mus., opp. flat) above true pitch( piano is s.; B, D, &c., s., a semitone higher than B, D, &c.), ( of key) having sharp( s) in signature; sharpshooter, skilled shot posted where marksmanship is required; hence sharpen v. t. & i., (-) sharpener( 1, 2) n., sharply adv., sharpness n. ( N.) sewing-needle of slender make; ( Mus.) note raised a semitone above pitch, symbol indicating this raising, ss. & flat s; s. consonant. ( Adv.) punctually( at six o\'clock s.); ( Mus.) above true pitch( is singing s.); look s.; s. -set, hungry; s. -shod, calked. [ old English]

Synonyms for Sharp:

• adj.

  •abrasive (adjective)
  • spiky.
  •attentive (adjective)
  • Concentrating,
  • fascinated,
  • Immersed,
  • intent,
  • rapt,
  • observing,
  • entranced,
  • enraptured,
  • watchful,
  • engrossed,
  • heedful,
  • cautious,
  • Scrutinizing,
  • Considering,
  • interested,
  • absorbed,
  • observant,
  • diligent,
  • concerned,
  • mindful,
  • Hearkening,
  • careful,
  • alert,
  • attentive,
  • responsible,
  • regardful,
  • vigilant.
  •cold (adjective)
  • chilly.
  •excellent (adjective)
  • fine.
  •intelligent (adjective)
  • erudite,
  • perspicacious,
  • astute,
  • encyclopedic,
  • knowing,
  • brilliant,
  • profound,
  • bright,
  • genius,
  • wise,
  • sophisticated,
  • cogent,
  • canny,
  • intellectual,
  • keen,
  • intelligent,
  • capable,
  • knowledgeable,
  • Comprehending,
  • gifted,
  • brainy,
  • clever,
  • incisive,
  • sagacious,
  • smart,
  • worldly.
  •pungent (adjective)
  • poignant,
  • pungent,
  • piquant,
  • tangy,
  • caustic,
  • bitter,
  • acrid,
  • sour,
  • spicy.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • spiny,
  • sagittal,
  • bristly,
  • spear-like,
  • razor-edged,
  • needle-point,
  • jagged,
  • Thistly,
  • pointed,
  • needle-like,
  • prickly,
  • pointy,
  • spinous,
  • spiked,
  • thorny,
  • barbed.
  •short (adjective)
  • short.
  •sour (adjective)
  • acidic,
  • unripe.
  •stylish (adjective)
  • spiffy.

• n.

  •
  • stinging.
  •
  • biting.
  •
  • shooting.
  •
  • double-edged.
  •
  • prompt.
  •sharp (noun)
  • tart,
  • intense,
  • knifelike,
  • shrewd,
  • steep,
  • acute,
  • piercing,
  • cutting,
  • crisp,
  • perceptive,
  • precipitous,
  • shrill,
  • abrupt,
  • penetrating,
  • stabbing,
  • edged,
  • acerbic,
  • astringent.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cold,
  • classy,
  • trenchant,
  • rough,
  • Gnawing.
  •
  • edgy,
  • scathing.
  •curt
  • snippy.
  •prompt
  • ready.

Paraphrases for Sharp:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    sharp-edged.
  • Proper noun, singular
    SHARPE.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    harsh, steep, stark, intense, marked, fierce, brutal, rapid, tough, brusque, robust, powerful, vigorous, specific, radical, violent, profound, pointy, perceptive, noticeable, remarkable, prominent, hefty, massive, deep, deepest, striking, forceful, acrimonious, distinct, brutish, bright, tremendous, rough, hard-hitting, keen, crystal-clear, astute, trenchant, sensitive, Accentuated, strict, enormous, appreciable, clever, aggressive, penetrating, tapered, shrewd, stringent, breathtaking, vivid, spectacular, important, hard, sizeable, tight, stiff, grave, extreme, vehement, glaring, lively, loud, expeditious, blunt, flagrant, smart, impressive, overwhelming.
  • Noun, plural
    Batteries, Cells.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    drastic, abrupt, pronounced, sudden, incisive, pointed, precipitous, bitter, Dizzying, heated, severe, vertiginous, notable, exponential, intensive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sharply, severe.

Antonyms for Sharp:

• adj.

  • all
    natural, dull, flat.
  • sharp
    boring, frank, lazy, aboveboard, honest, undefined, stupid, moderate, low, benevolent, calm, indistinct, nice, unintelligent, blunt, old-fashioned, indefinite, slow, kind.
  • Other antonyms:
    feebleminded, rumpled, forceless, nasty, silly, mellow, aged, crazy, pinheaded, dingy, fool, rounded, unintellectual, sportive, tomfool, inaccurate, diplomatic, playful, crackpot, fading, savorless, untaught, messy, honorable, gentle, nonsensical, pointless, just, conscientious, foul, soothing, ignorant, stolid, grimy, flavorless, moronic, sociable, unfashionable, illiterate, cheesy, shabby, straight, scruffy, insipid, unknowing, tacky, dirty, daft, thoughtless, insensible, dippy, brain dead, graceless, simpleminded, half-baked, unforceful, lowbrow, ripe, straightforward, unperceiving, spotted, inelegant, watery, low-pitched, upright, weak, insensitive, smirched, balmy, smooth, uninformed, good-natured, out, sullied, foolish, level, tasteless, lunatic, harebrained, gullible, imbecile, unclean, uneducated, scrupulous, senseless, nutty, asinine, cuckoo, suave, ethical, slick, shallow, preposterous, exploitable, soiled, mad, sleazy, uncool, amusing, outmoded, uncombed, scrubby, mild, zany, featherheaded, nonintellectual, imprecise, idiotic, unattractive, dotty, wacky, mussy, thin, good-humored, unbecoming, trashy, cockeyed, waggish, urbane, unstylish, unpointed, bad, Unhandsome, screwball, scuzzy, even, undiscerning, absurd, sappy, styleless, merry, bland, kooky, Daffy, dead, droll, loony, wrinkled, filthy, polite, stained, insane, grubby, disheveled, decent, dimmed, blind, dilute, numb, unthinking, forthright.

• adv.

  • sharp
    late.

Homophones for Sharp:

• sherpa, sugar pea, Schizocarp, scrip, scrubby, serif, skiagraph, shrub, serape, shore up, screw up, scrape, serb, square up, sharpie, syrup, surf, sarape, syrupy, scorpio, scurf, shrive, serve, sharpy, soar up, saccharify, serve up, swear off, scarify, scrub, square off, serbia, scrapheap, sirup, sakharov, scharp, shrubby, scrap, scurfy, seraph, scrape up, scribe, screwup, scare off, scarp, servo, swerve, scarf, seriph, scurvy, survive, scrape by, scrapie, survey, Sus Scrofa, serf, scarab, scrub up, SHARPE, sheriff, sorb, scrappy, scruff, skiagraphy, scruffy.

Hypernym for Sharp:

• n.

  • communication
    double sharp.

Hyponym for Sharp:

• n.

  • artifact
    sewing needle.
  • communication
    musical notation.