double-edged

adjective

ˌdə-bəl-ˈejd How to pronounce double-edged (audio)
Definition of double-edgednext
1
as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined the double-edged purpose of the sales promotion is to clear out existing stock and to attract new customers

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2
as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning her double-edged remark that she hoped that I ultimately got what I deserved

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Recent Examples of double-edged The movie’s Spanish title could also be translated as The Thaw, as fitting and double-edged as The Meltdown, but with a slightly different slant, as in Lina’s eventual warming to Inés. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 The blade was at least ten inches long and double-edged, honed on one side with a wavy scalloped finish, the other a jagged toothing like a lumberjack’s saw. — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 To call a musician a virtuoso can be double-edged. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 There, too, his advocacy is double-edged. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double-edged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-edged
  1. dual
  2. ambiguous
  3. binary
  4. cryptic
  5. twin
  6. obscure
  7. dark
Adjective
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the balancing act comes at the urging of his mother, Trish, who’s even pushing for Max, an A student already taking dual-enrollment college classes, to go away and attend a university.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dual
Adjective
  • In fact, mathematicians already know that knots of two or more links have ambiguous polynomials.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Because a decision appears to have been made in the Salvadoran case, then paused, without any public clarification, the situation is more ambiguous.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ambiguous
Adjective
  • The challenge of breaking down complex policy problems into simple, indicative binary choices hints at the complexities inherent to Hanson’s model.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When the system is uncertain, the case can be escalated rather than forcing a binary conclusion.
    — Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of binary
Adjective
  • Emanuel’s cryptic comment comes amid claims that Meghan was in early talks to star in the third season of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As for what’s going on with the cryptic buying up of team shares, that remains an ongoing mystery for much of the episode — one that ends without Higgins and Rebecca finding out who’s really behind the shenanigans.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of cryptic
Adjective
  • This twin achievement of expanding its treasury and posting outsize shareholder returns puts the Hyperliquid DAT in stark contrast to its peers.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These twin trends—an aging Leninist system sliding toward one-man rule and mounting political inertia in the face of anything that might trigger social unrest—have eroded China’s governance capacity.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of twin
Adjective
  • Other researchers were hunting the agents online and finding traces of them on obscure message boards.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Akhtar is at his best here because the sensations remain vivid even when their significance is obscure.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • There’s nothing about the white bedding, dark-wood furniture, and tan carpeting that will knock your socks off—but nothing that will make your toes curl, either.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Guadagnino and screenwriter Simon Rich mold the material from dark humor through technocratic giddiness to sobering horror.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dark

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“Double-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-edged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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