Sharper
nnoun.persona professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card gamesSynset:card shark card sharp card sharper cardsharp cardsharper sharpie sharpy
Hypernyms:card player chiseler chiseller defrauder gouger grifter scammer swindler
Inherited Hypernyms:cardsharpcard playerplayercontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cardsharpcard playerplayercontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cardsharpswindlerdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cardsharpswindlerdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.all(of something seen or heard) clearly definedSynset:crisp sharp
Examples:- a sharp photographic image
- the sharp crack of a twig
- the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
Antonyms:indistinct
Derivationally Related Form:sharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:crisp
Similar to:distinct
adj satadj.allending in a sharp pointSynset:acuate acute needlelike sharp
Antonyms:pointless
Derivationally Related Form:acutenesssharpnesssharp
Inherited Hypernyms:acuate
Similar to:pointed
adj satadj.allhaving or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionsSynset:acute discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
Examples:- 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:unperceptive
Derivationally Related Form:acutenessincisivenesspenetratekeennesssharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:acute
Similar to:perceptive
adj satadj.allmarked by practical hardheaded intelligenceSynset:astute sharp shrewd
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:astutenessshrewdnesssharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:astute
Similar to:smart
adj satadj.allharshSynset:sharp sharp-worded tart
Examples:- sharp criticism
- a sharp-worded exchange
- a tart remark
Antonyms:pleasant
Derivationally Related Form:tartnesssharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
Similar to:unpleasant
adj satadj.allhaving or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tonesSynset:sharp shrill
Examples:- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
Antonyms:low
Derivationally Related Form:shrillness
Inherited Hypernyms:shrill
Similar to:high high-pitched
adj satadj.allextremely steepSynset:abrupt precipitous sharp
Examples:- an abrupt canyon
- the precipitous rapids of the upper river
- the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
- a sharp drop
Antonyms:gradual
Derivationally Related Form:precipiceabruptnessprecipitousness
Inherited Hypernyms:abrupt
Similar to:steep
adjadj.allkeenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or pointAntonyms:dull
Derivationally Related Form:sharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
Similar to:acute intense cutting keen knifelike lancinate lancinating piercing stabbing fulgurating salt
adjadj.allhaving or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercingAttributes:keenness sharpness
Examples:- a sharp knife
- a pencil with a sharp point
Antonyms:dull
Derivationally Related Form:sharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
Similar to:carnassial chisel-like dagger-like drill-like edged fang-like file-like incisive keen knifelike metal-cutting penetrating penetrative razor-sharp sharp-toothed sharpened
See also:pointed
adjadj.all(of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitoneTopic:music
Antonyms:naturalflat
Derivationally Related Form:sharp
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
adj satadj.allvery sudden and in great amount or degreeExamples:- a sharp drop in the stock market
Antonyms:gradual
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
Similar to:sudden
adj satadj.allquick and forcefulAntonyms:forceless
Derivationally Related Form:sharpness
Inherited Hypernyms:sharp
Similar to:forceful