pointed
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having a point
Related & opposite
- sharp also see
- angulate also see
- pointless antonym
- pointedness derivation
- acanthoid similar to
- acuate similar to
- barreled similar to
- bristle-pointed similar to
- five-pointed similar to
- fusiform similar to
- nibbed similar to
- peaked similar to
- pyramidal similar to
- sharpened similar to
- six-pointed similar to
- spiked similar to
- spikelike similar to
Sense 2 adjective
direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant
a pointed critique
Related & opposite
- pointedness derivation
- direct similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | angulate |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | pointless |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointedness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | acanthoid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | acuate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | barreled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bristle-pointed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | five-pointed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fusiform |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | nibbed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | peaked |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pyramidal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sharpened |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | six-pointed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spiked |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spikelike |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointedness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | direct |