Words Like SHARPEN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SHARPEN.

18 Alternative Words Similar to sharpen

1 Focus Verb      Synonym Words Like Focus
2 Taper Verb      Synonym Words Like Taper
3 Point Verb      Synonym Words Like Point
4 Adjust Verb      Synonym Words Like Adjust
5 Alter Verb      Synonym Words Like Alter
6 Change Verb      Synonym Words Like Change
7 Compound Verb      Synonym Words Like Compound
8 Correct Verb      Synonym Words Like Correct
9 Deepen Verb      Synonym Words Like Deepen
10 Deform Verb      Synonym Words Like Deform
11 Modify Verb      Synonym Words Like Modify
12 Set Verb      Synonym Words Like Set
13 Dull Verb      Antonym Words Like Dull
14 Soften Verb      Antonym Words Like Soften
15 Sharpening Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Sharpening
16 Edge Verb      Hyponym Words Like Edge
17 Strop Verb      Hyponym
18 Refocus Verb      Hyponym

4 examples of sharpen

1 to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw
2 to sharpen men's desires
3 to sharpen a pain or disease
4 the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar

10 definitions of sharpen

1 To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper.
2 To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
3 To make more eager.
4 To make more pungent and intense.
5 To make biting, sarcastic, or severe.
6 To render more shrill or piercing.
7 To make more tart or acid; to make sour.
8 To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
9 To grow or become sharp.
10 make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
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