Main entry: sharp
Definition: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
Usage: a sharp knife; a pencil with a sharp point
Antonyms: dull
Definition: not having a sharp edge or point
Main entry: sharp
Definition: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
Usage: a sharp pain; sharp winds
Antonyms: dull
Definition: not keenly felt
Antonyms: chronic
Definition: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Antonyms: obtuse
Definition: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Antonyms: mild
Definition: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
Main entry: sharp
Definition: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Usage: C sharp
Antonyms: natural
Definition: (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
Antonyms: flat
Definition: (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Main entry: sharp, shrill
Definition: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
Usage: a shrill whistle; a shrill gaiety
Antonyms: low
Definition: a low level or position or degree
Antonyms: low spirits
Definition: a state of mild depression
Antonyms: low
Definition: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
Antonyms: low
Definition: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Antonyms: low, low-pitched
Definition: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Main entry: sharp, precipitous, abrupt
Definition: extremely steep
Usage: an abrupt canyon; the precipitous rapids of the upper river; the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings; a sharp drop
Antonyms: gradual
Definition: (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
Main entry: sharp, shrewd, astute
Definition: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Usage: a smart businessman; an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease; he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
Antonyms: stupid
Definition: lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Main entry: sharp
Definition: quick and forceful
Usage: a sharp blow
Antonyms: unforceful, forceless
Definition: lacking force; feeble
Main entry: crisp, sharp
Definition: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
Usage: a sharp photographic image; the sharp crack of a twig; the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
Antonyms: indistinct
Definition: not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
Main entry: sharp, needlelike, acuate, acute
Definition: ending in a sharp point
Main entry: sharp
Definition: very sudden and in great amount or degree
Usage: a sharp drop in the stock market
Antonyms: gradual
Definition: proceeding in small stages
Main entry: penetrating, penetrative, incisive, discriminating, piercing, acute, keen, knifelike, sharp
Definition: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Usage: an acute observer of politics and politicians; incisive comments; icy knifelike reasoning; as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang; penetrating insight; frequent penetrative observations
Antonyms: unperceiving, unperceptive
Definition: lacking perception
Main entry: sharp, sharp-worded, tart
Definition: harsh
Usage: sharp criticism; a sharp-worded exchange; a tart remark
Antonyms: pleasant
Definition: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings