Definition for Sharpened:

• made sharp or sharper; " a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"

Synonyms for Sharpened:

• adj.

  •acute (adjective)
  • more needle shaped,
  • more acuminous,
  • most sharpened,
  • more needle-shaped,
  • most acuminous,
  • most piked,
  • most needleshaped,
  • most needle shaped,
  • more needleshaped,
  • most needle-shaped,
  • more piked,
  • needle shaped,
  • needleshaped,
  • more sharpened.
  •all (adjective)
  • sharpened.
  •better (adjective)
  • more surpassing,
  • more finer,
  • sur passing,
  • more exceeding,
  • most finer,
  • more preferred,
  • most exceeding,
  • most surpassing,
  • more prominent,
  • sur-passing.
  •sensual (adjective)
  • animalistic,
  • unspiritual,
  • sexual,
  • sensual.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • needlelike,
  • spiky,
  • tined,
  • splintery,
  • stabbing,
  • spikiest,
  • apical,
  • spiny,
  • lancinating,
  • spikier,
  • Needle-pointed,
  • pronged,
  • knife-edged,
  • sharp,
  • razor-sharp,
  • acuate,
  • Unblunted,
  • horned,
  • sharp-edged,
  • keen-edged,
  • briery,
  • ground fine.

• v.

  •sharpened (verb)
  • Honed,
  • edged.

• Other synonyms:

  •wakeful
  • waking.

Paraphrases for Sharpened:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    highest, widest, largest, concentrated, focused.
  • Verb, past tense
    deepened, enhanced, worsened, Accentuated, intensified, exacerbated, upgraded, revamped, escalated, advanced.
  • Verb, past participle
    strengthened, deepened, emphasised, reinvigorated, shaped, enhanced, worsened, emphasized, increased, tightened, Widened, Accentuated, Honed, accelerated, hardened, expanded, refined, intensified, toughened, reinforced, improved, Steepened, Ameliorated, Furthered, Bolstered, exacerbated, aggravated, augmented, refocused, magnified, upgraded, Amplified, escalated, solidified, Anchored, Boosted, Profiled, buttressed, outlined, Stepped, perfected, specified, re-enforced, centered, centred, contoured, elaborated, Emerged, fueled, fuelled, compounded, tuned, concentrated, focused.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    centralized.

Antonyms for Sharpened:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    pointless, rounded, level, slick, soft, unpointed, smooth, even, flat.

Sharpened Sentence Examples:

• Presently Nan broke it, her voice a little sharpened by the tension of the moment.

• At the end of the ten days he brought the new prophet forth, telling the people that he was now blind, but that very soon his sight - which may be said to have been taken away to be sharpened - would be restored to him, so improved that he could see all things that were to occur in the future.

Homophones for Sharpened:

• scorpion weed, scorpionweed, sea serpent, servant, scrivened, scorpionida, sharp-pointed, scorpaenidae, serpent, sorbent, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoidea, saraband, sarpanitu.