What is another word for trenchant?
439 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tɹˈɛnt͡ʃənt], [ tɹˈɛntʃənt], [ t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_ə_n_t]
Trenchant is an adjective used to describe something that is sharp, incisive, or cutting in tone or expression. Some synonyms for it include biting, incisive, acerbic, caustic, scathing, cutting, penetrating, pointed, razor-sharp, and pungent. These words all indicate the ability to express a strong opinion or criticism with precision, accuracy, and clarity. Trenchant remarks are often straightforward and direct, leaving no doubt or ambiguity as to their meaning. These synonyms all convey the same sense of sharpness and effectiveness, making them powerful tools for conveying strong, clear messages, whether in writing or in speech.
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Similar words for trenchant:
- blunt (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- effective (adjective)
- intelligent (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- pungent (adjective)
- acid (adjective)
- acrimonious (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- caustic (adjective)
- corrosive (adjective)
- cutting (adjective)
- decisive (adjective)
- distinct (adjective)
- emphatic (adjective)
- incisive (adjective)
- ironic/ironical (adjective)
- keen (adjective)
- penetrating (adjective)
- peppery (adjective)
- perceivable (adjective)
- pithy (adjective)
- pointed (adjective)
- potent (adjective)
- sarcastic (adjective)
- sarcastic, scathing (adjective)
- satiric (adjective)
- scathing (adjective)
- straightforward (adjective)
- strong (adjective)
- tart (adjective)
- telling (adjective)
- terse (adjective)
- truculent (adjective)
- efficacious (noun)
- intelligent (noun)
Synonyms for Trenchant:
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adj.
• blunt- matter of fact ,
- Plain-spoken ,
- explicit ,
- gruff ,
- matter-of-fact ,
- outspoken ,
- plainspoken ,
- short ,
- shortest ,
- snappy .
- In-going ,
- clearcut ,
- in going ,
- in goinger ,
- in goingest ,
- in-goinger ,
- in-goingest ,
- ingoinger ,
- ingoingest ,
- more wounding ,
- most wounding .
- all out ,
- final ,
- in tent ,
- litmus test ,
- more resolved ,
- more strong minded ,
- more strong-minded ,
- more strongminded ,
- most resolved ,
- most strong minded ,
- most strong-minded ,
- most strongminded ,
- peremptory ,
- re solute ,
- re solved ,
- re-solute ,
- re-solved ,
- strong minded ,
- strongminded .
- clean cut ,
- cleancut ,
- de finite ,
- de-finite ,
- evident ,
- ex press ,
- ex-press ,
- more enunciated ,
- more evident ,
- more recognizable ,
- more sharp cut ,
- more sharp-cut ,
- more sharpcut ,
- most enunciated ,
- most recognizable ,
- most sharp cut ,
- most sharp-cut ,
- most sharpcut ,
- noticeable ,
- palatable ,
- pre scribed ,
- pre-scribed ,
- re cognizable ,
- re-cognizable ,
- recognizable ,
- sharp cut ,
- sharpcut ,
- trans parent ,
- trans-parent ,
- un ambiguous ,
- un equivocal ,
- un mistakable ,
- un-equivocal ,
- un-mistakable ,
- well defined ,
- welldefined .
- for face ,
- more accented ,
- more pronounced ,
- more stressed ,
- most accented ,
- most stressed ,
- re sounding ,
- re-sounding ,
- resounding .
- double edged ,
- doubleedged ,
- in congruous ,
- in-congruous ,
- mocking ,
- more backbiting ,
- more chaffing ,
- more double edged ,
- more double-edged ,
- more doubleedged ,
- more ironic ,
- more jibing ,
- more paradoxical ,
- more uncomplimentary ,
- most backbiting ,
- most chaffing ,
- most double edged ,
- most double-edged ,
- most doubleedged ,
- most ironical ,
- most jibing ,
- most paradoxical ,
- most uncomplimentary ,
- quick witted ,
- quickwitted ,
- un complimentary ,
- un-complimentary ,
- wry .
- in tense ,
- in tenser ,
- in-tense ,
- in-tenser ,
- in-tensest ,
- more edged ,
- more honed ,
- more razor sharp ,
- more razor-sharp ,
- more razorsharp ,
- more unblunted ,
- most edged ,
- most honed ,
- most razor sharp ,
- most razor-sharp ,
- most razorsharp ,
- most unblunted ,
- razor sharp ,
- razorsharp ,
- un blunted ,
- un-blunted .
- going through ,
- in filtrating ,
- in-filtrating ,
- more carrying ,
- more entering ,
- more forcing ,
- more infiltrating ,
- more penetrant ,
- more permeating ,
- more puncturing ,
- most carrying ,
- most entering ,
- most forcing ,
- most infiltrating ,
- most penetrant ,
- most permeating ,
- most puncturing .
- hot tempered ,
- more sharp tempered ,
- more sharp-tempered ,
- more sharptempered ,
- most sharp tempered ,
- most sharp-tempered ,
- most sharptempered ,
- quick tempered ,
- quicktempered ,
- sharp tempered ,
- sharptempered .
- more appercipient ,
- more cognitive ,
- more cognizable ,
- more cognoscible ,
- more percipient ,
- most appercipient ,
- most cognitive ,
- most cognizable ,
- most cognoscible ,
- most percipient ,
- trans lucent ,
- trans-lucent .
- down brass tacks ,
- epigrammatic ,
- more short and sweet ,
- more short-and-sweet ,
- most short and sweet ,
- most short-and-sweet .
- boiled down ,
- calling a spade spade ,
- calling spade spade ,
- in nutshell ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuating ,
- laid line ,
- laid on line ,
- laid the line ,
- more right on ,
- more right-on ,
- more righton ,
- most right on ,
- most right-on ,
- most righton ,
- on button ,
- right it ,
- righton .
- ball fire ,
- full bodied ,
- fullbodied ,
- go getter ,
- gogetter ,
- more go getter ,
- more go-getter ,
- more gogetter ,
- most go getter ,
- most go-getter ,
- most gogetter ,
- puissant .
- dis illusioned ,
- dis respectful ,
- dis-illusioned ,
- dis-respectful ,
- more cussed ,
- more needling ,
- more snarling ,
- more taunting ,
- more twitting ,
- more weisenheiming ,
- most cussed ,
- most needling ,
- most snarling ,
- most taunting ,
- most twitting ,
- most weisenheiming ,
- needling ,
- smartalecky .
- acidulous ,
- clear ,
- clear-cut ,
- crisp ,
- crushing ,
- driving ,
- dynamic ,
- effectual ,
- energetic ,
- forceful ,
- graphic ,
- hurtful ,
- impressive ,
- intense ,
- piquant ,
- powerful ,
- salient ,
- sardonic ,
- sententious ,
- severe ,
- significant ,
- unequivocal ,
- unsparing ,
- vigorous ,
- weighty ,
- well-defined .
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- careful .
Other synonyms:
- acidic ,
- astringent ,
- critical ,
- emphatic ,
- ironic ,
- mordacious ,
- much ,
- stinging .
- perceptive .
- sharp .
Other relevant words:
- Cognoscible ,
- Marrowy ,
- Penetrant ,
- Sharp-cut ,
- Unblunted ,
- acetose ,
- acrimonious ,
- ball of fire ,
- breviloquent ,
- calling a spade a spade ,
- calling spade a spade ,
- clear cut ,
- cognitive ,
- cognizable ,
- compendiary ,
- cut to bone ,
- cut to the bone ,
- decisive ,
- distinct ,
- double-edged ,
- down to brass tacks ,
- effective ,
- erosive ,
- for a face ,
- gnomic ,
- hottempered ,
- in a nutshell ,
- ingoing ,
- inhumane ,
- laid on the line ,
- no mistake ,
- on the button ,
- paradoxical ,
- passing through ,
- peppery ,
- perceivable ,
- percipient ,
- pithy ,
- potent ,
- probing ,
- razor-sharp ,
- right to it ,
- right-on ,
- sarcastic ,
- scoffing ,
- sharp-tempered ,
- short-and-sweet ,
- smart alecky ,
- straight out ,
- strong ,
- strong-minded ,
- strongly acid ,
- tart ,
- telling ,
- terse ,
- the point ,
- to the point ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- vinegary ,
- vituperous ,
- weisenheiming .
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How to use "Trenchant" in context?
Trenchant is a very descriptive word that is used to describe something that is sharp and cutting. It is also used to describe something that is forceful and vigorous.
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