Synonyms for knifelike

Most common

cutting · acute · stabbing · piercing

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Resembling a knife or its effects.

   The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.

Example sentences

• cutting Banks are cutting lending to industrial borrowers.
• acute The patient is suffering from acute cardiac pain.
• stabbing Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.
• piercing He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

keen¹

5 letters

sharp¹, acute²

7 letters

cutting²

8 letters

stabbing², piercing², incisive³

10 letters

perceptive³

11 letters

penetrating⁴, penetrative, lancinating

14 letters

discriminating⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute² = 2 syllables).