penetrating English

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penetrating Adjective

— Very sharp, able to penetrate. The skunk produces a penetrating odor. Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.

penetrating

— adjective (= acute, incisive, knifelike, penetrative, sharp) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions 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

— adjective (= penetrative) tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface a cold penetrating wind a penetrating odor

Synonyms penetrating synonyms

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piercing

sharp

penetrative

keen

pervasive

acute

shrill

pervading

strident

sagacious

permeative

permeating

knifelike

incisive

discriminating

discerning

deepsighted

deep

visionary

trenchant

translucent

thoughtful

spreading

smart

shrewd

sharp-eyed

searching

profound

poignant

piping

permeant

perforation

penetrable

pang

lucid

long-headed

knowing

ingoing

high-pitched

going through

glaring

expanding

deeply affecting

comprehending

clear-sighted

clear

argute

acid

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