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Synonyms for trenchant in English

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trenchant:
- distinct; clear-cut; trenchant; hard-hitting; searching

English

Detailed Synonyms for trenchant in English

trenchant:

trenchant adj

trenchant

– clearly or sharply defined to the mind ¹
distinct; clear-cut; trenchant
– clearly or sharply defined to the mind ¹
- distinct adj
  - Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest¹
  - trenchant distinctions between right and wrong¹
- clear-cut adj
  - clear-cut evidence of tampering¹
- trenchant adj
  - trenchant distinctions between right and wrong¹
trenchant

– characterized by or full of force and vigor ¹
trenchant; hard-hitting
– characterized by or full of force and vigor ¹
- trenchant adj
  - a trenchant argument¹
- hard-hitting adj
  - a hard-hitting expose¹
trenchant

– having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect ¹
searching; trenchant
– having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect ¹
- searching adj
  - searching insights¹
- trenchant adj
  - trenchant criticism¹

Alternate Synonyms for "trenchant":

searching; intelligent
hard-hitting; effective; effectual; efficacious
clear-cut; distinct; clear

Related Definitions for "trenchant":

clearly or sharply defined to the mind¹
- trenchant distinctions between right and wrong¹
characterized by or full of force and vigor¹
- a trenchant argument¹
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect¹
- trenchant criticism¹

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