| Main Entry: | incisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent |
Synonyms: |
acute, bright, clever, concise, keen, penetrating, perspicacious, piercing, profound, sharp, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
incompetent, stupid |
| Main Entry: | incisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acid, biting, caustic, clear-cut, concise, crisp, cutting, drilling, laconic, mordant, penetrating, sardonic, satirical, scathing, severe, sharp, slashing, succinct, tart, terse, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
gentle, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | acute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply perceptive |
Synonyms: |
astute, canny, clever, discerning, discriminating, incisive, ingenious, insightful, intense, intuitive, judicious, keen, observant, penetrating, perspicacious, piercing, quick-witted, sensitive, sharp, smart, subtle |
| Notes: | acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration acute is an angle of less than 90 degrees; obtuse is one of more than 90 degrees chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments |
Antonyms: |
dense, imperceptive, insensitive, obtuse, slow, stupid |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acrimonious, bitter, caustic, cutting, incisive, mordant, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, withering |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, sweet |
| Main Entry: | caustic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acrimonious, bitter, cutting, harsh, incisive, pithy, pungent, rough, salty, satiric, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, virulent |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, unsarcastic |
| Main Entry: | corrosive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consuming, wearing; bitter |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acrid, biting, caustic, corroding, cutting, destructive, erosive, incisive, sarcastic, strongly acid, trenchant, venomous, virulent, wasting |
Antonyms: |
contributing, fortifying, supporting |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, curt in presentation |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, biting, brief, brusque, clear, clear-cut, cutting, incisive, penetrating, piquing, pithy, provoking, stimulating, succinct, tart, terse |
Antonyms: |
lengthy, long |
| Main Entry: | cutting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, hateful |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acid, acrimonious, barbed, biting, bitter, caustic, clear-cut, crisp, hurtful, incisive, ingoing, malicious, penetrating, piercing, pointed, probing, raw, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, wounding |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | decisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
Synonyms: |
absolute, all out, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, resolved, set, settled, significant, straight out, strong-minded, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abstract, complicated in meaning |
Synonyms: |
Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, abstruse, acute, arcane, complex, concealed, difficult, discerning, esoteric, hard to understand, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, incisive, intricate, learned, mysterious, obscure, occult, penetrating, profound, recondite, sagacious, secret, serious, wise |
Antonyms: |
frivolous, ignorant, shallow, superficial, trivial, unintelligent |