Synonyms for sharpen
Definitions
- v. 1
To make sharp.
to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note
- v. 2
To become sharp.
Related words
- Word family
- sharpener
- Phrases
- sharpen up
Forms
- Past participle
- sharpened
e.g. sharpened → pointed, tapered, focused, focalised…
Example sentences
- whet The knives are not sharp, I need to whet them.
- edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
- grind You need to take a step back from the daily grind.
- basil I like to add basil to season my spaghetti sauce.
- hone GPS allows us to hone in on the correct location.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- edge1, stir1, hone1, whet1
- 5 letters
- point1, focus2, sharp1, grind1, strap1, basil2, taper2, rouse1, exalt2, strop
- 6 letters
- thrill1, excite2
- 7 letters
- provoke2, animate3, quicken2, inflame2
- 8 letters
- heighten2, focalise
- 9 letters
- stimulate3, intensify4, aggravate3, electrify4, galvanize3, galvanise
- 10 letters
- exhilarate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (focus2 = 2 syllables).