cutting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of CUTTING

causing intense discomfort to one's skin <a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder>

Synonyms biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging

Related Words brisk, invigorating, nippy, snappy; needlelike, prickly, tingling; caustic, corrosive

Near Antonyms balmy, gentle, mild, soothing

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something <the cutting side of the sword blade>

Synonyms cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, sharpened, stropped, trenchant, whetted

Related Words clawlike, daggerlike, knifelike; jabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing; pointed, pointy, spiky (also spikey)

Near Antonyms rounded, smooth; soft; even, flat, level, slick

Antonyms blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings <her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry>

Synonyms acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sardonic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart

Near Antonyms amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish; gentle, mild; bland; good-humored, good-natured; diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane; affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable

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