Synonyms for penetrating
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Piercing
piercing, keen, deep, sharp, penetrative, incisive, astute, acute, sagacious formal, perceptive, profound, pungent, cutting, poignant, intelligent, quick, shrewd, discerning, sharp-witted, discriminating, bleak, knifelike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Able to pierce or penetrate
The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
Related words
- Word family
- penetratingly
- Phrases
- penetrating fluid penetrating oil
Example sentences
- deep The snow is very deep here in our town in January.
- piercing He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.
- incisive Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.
- penetrative Sex doesn't have to be penetrative.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| penetrating | steady | |
| deep | rising | |
| piercing | rising | |
| incisive | steady | |
| penetrative | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- deep1, keen1
- 5 letters
- quick1, sharp1, acute2, bleak1
- 6 letters
- astute2, shrewd1
- 7 letters
- cutting2, pungent2
- 8 letters
- profound2, piercing2, poignant2, incisive3
- 9 letters
- searching2, pervasive3, sagacious, knifelike2
- 10 letters
- perceptive3, discerning3
- 11 letters
- intelligent4, penetrative
- 14 letters
- discriminating5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pénétrant
- Italiano
- penetrante
- Català
- perspicaç