| ADJECTIVE | all | penetrating, acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrative, piercing, sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
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| all | penetrating, penetrative | tending to penetrate |
| Sounds | peh'nahtrey.tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. | |
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| Example | "penetrating insight" | |
| Synonyms | acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrative, piercing, sharp | |
| Broader | perceptive | Having the ability to perceive or understand |
| Spanish | afilado, agudo, fino, incisivo, mordaz, penetrante, punzante | |
| Catalan | afilat, agut, fi, incisiu, penetrant | |
| Adverbs | penetratingly | with ability to see into deeply |
| Meaning | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing. | |
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| Synonym | penetrative | |
| Broader | sharp | Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point |
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