knifelike

/nˈaɪflˌaɪk/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
   “an acute observer of politics and politicians”
3. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
   “a cutting wind”
4. having a sharp or distinct edge
   “a narrow knifelike profile”

Synonyms for knifelike

• sharp
• acute
• discriminating
• incisive
• keen
• penetrating
• penetrative
• piercing
• perceptive
• cutting
• stabbing
• lancinate
• lancinating
• distinct

Words that rhyme with knifelike

• strike
• spike
• like
• hike
• pike
• alike
• bike
• dike
• dislike
• dyke
• tyke
• apelike
• businesslike
• childlike
• klondike
• lifelike
• motorbike
• tike
• turnpike
• unlike
• vandyke
• warlike
• beaklike
• berrylike
• counterstrike
• doglike
• dreamlike
• eellike
• eyelike
• fanlike