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Adjective incisive has 3 senses
- acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
Antonyms: unperceptive, unperceiving (indirect, via perceptive)
- incisive, keen, sharp - very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
Antonyms: unintelligent, stupid (indirect, via intelligent)
- incisive, piercing - suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via sharp)
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