KNIFELIKE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

knifelike

adjective

Definition of knifelike

as in clawlike

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Adjective

Those clawlike acrylics of last season gave way to an entire vampy, gothy, witchy, femme fatale through-line on the runways.

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Consistent with a style that has, so far, only been found on Sulawesi, the hand is depicted with pointy, clawlike fingers.

— K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of clawlike

Adjective

Writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut navigates tricky emotional waters but emerges as a trenchant examination of what forgiveness and penitence can look like, allowing no room for anything resembling a pat happy ending.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of trenchant

Adjective

Putting heavy or edged objects atop the cord may damage or pinch it, potentially causing short circuits.

— Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Leading without a baton, Luisi uses his hands to mold sounds alternately soft- and hard-edged, dark and dense or bright and shiny.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022

Definition of edged

Adjective

As Russia’s ground offensive stalls, European officials warn the air war is growing more ruthless while Ukraine hits Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port and India’s leader presses publicly for an end to fighting.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The OutIn takes both pre-ground coffee and Nespresso’s original pods.

— Cassie Gill, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ground

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These edges can therefore appear jagged or stair-stepped, an effect called aliasing.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Video filmed by Tubasi’s son and shared with CNN shows debris scattered on the floor, doors and appliances smashed and walls left with large, jagged holes.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

With his stand-up, Rock avoided being fake edgy; his analogy for how to get there is a pharmaceutical company making a cancer drug.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Hilton’s edgy attitude and pugnacious put-downs would place him right at home among the network’s collection of trolls, provocateurs and Democrat-bashing gargoyles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of edgy

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