/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sharpened Find synonyms for: Verb1. sharpen, change, alter, modifyusage: make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"2. sharpen, intensify, compound, heighten, deepenusage: make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"3. sharpen, intensify, deepenusage: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"4. focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen, adjust, set, correctusage: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"5. sharpen, change intensityusage: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper6. sharpen, change, alter, modifyusage: raise the pitch of (musical notes)7. sharpen, taper, point, change shape, change form, deformusage: give a point to; "The candles are tapered"8. sharpen, heighten, intensify, compound, heighten, deepenusage: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"Adjective1. sharpened, pointed (vs. pointless)usage: having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil"2. sharpened, sharp (vs. dull)usage: made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language