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spiky
adjective as in abrasive
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adjective as in argumentative
adjective as in knifelike
Weak matches
- aciculate
- acuate
- acuminate
- acuminous
- acute
- apical
- barbed
- briery
- cuspate
- cuspidate
- edged
- fine
- gnawing
- ground fine
- honed
- horned
- jagged
- keen
- keen-edged
- knife-edged
- lancinating
- needle-pointed
- needlelike
- peaked
- piercing
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- pronged
- razor-sharp
- salient
- serrated
- sharp-edged
- sharpened
- shooting
- spiked
- spiny
- splintery
- stabbing
- stinging
- tapered
- tapering
- thorny
- tined
- tipped
- unblunted
- whetted
adjective as in lancinating
Weak matches
- aciculate
- acuate
- acuminate
- acuminous
- acute
- apical
- barbed
- briery
- cuspate
- cuspidate
- edged
- fine
- gnawing
- ground fine
- honed
- horned
- jagged
- keen
- keen-edged
- knife-edged
- knifelike
- needle-pointed
- needlelike
- peaked
- piercing
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- pronged
- razor-sharp
- salient
- serrated
- sharp-edged
- sharpened
- shooting
- spiked
- spiny
- splintery
- stabbing
- stinging
- tapered
- tapering
- thorny
- tined
- tipped
- unblunted
- whetted
adjective as in polemic
adjective as in polemical
adjective as in pricky
adjective as in scrappy
Strongest matches
adjective as in stabbing
Strong matches
adjective as in thistly
adjective as in thorny
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On this page you'll find 371 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spiky, such as: annoying, biting, caustic, harsh, irritating, and cutting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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