Synonyms for pointed
ˈpɔɪn tɪdpoint·ed

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1. pointedadjective

   Sharp, barbed; not dull.

   The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

   Synonyms:
   sharp, pointy

   Antonyms:
   blunt

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1. pointed

   Synonyms:
   peaked, keen, sharp, marked, severe, telling

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1. pointedadjective

   having a point

   Antonyms:
   indirect, blunt, pointless, unpointed

2. pointedadjective

   direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

   "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, unpointed, blunt, pointless

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1. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   peaked, sharp

2. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   personal, distinct, marked

3. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   epigrammatic, keen, poignant

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1. pointedadjective

   Synonyms:
   sharp, picked, peaked, tapering, conical

   Antonyms:
   pointless, dull

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1. List of paraphrases for "pointed":

   noted, stressed, pointy, indicated, emphasized, said, highlighted, referred, underlined, stated

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1. Didarul Sarder:

   I just see this lady getting stabbed. I only had, like, half a second to think and I un-holstered my firearm and pointed it at her to drop the knife.

2. Mark Claassen , 62:

   He pointed out some things maybe in Donald Trump's history.

3. Otto von Bismarck:

   Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

4. Claudio Giacobazzi:

   Given we decided more or less voluntarily to subscribe in a very substantial way to Banco Popolare's capital increase, they arrived with a 9-milimetre and they pointed it at my forehead and told me,' sign here'.

5. Salman Rushdie:

   The French satirical tradition has always been very pointed and very harsh, and still is, you know, the thing that I really resent is the way in which these, our dead comrades ... who died using the same implement that I use, which is a pen or pencil, have been almost immediately vilified and called racists and I don't know what else.