What is "penetrating" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does penetrating mean in English? Meaning of penetrating definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "penetrating" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "penetrating": having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Adjective

  • Meaning: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: acute discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
  • Similar: perceptive
  • Meaning of "penetrating": tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing

    Adjective

  • Meaning: tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
  • Example: a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface a cold penetrating wind a penetrating odor
  • Synonyms: penetrating penetrative
  • Similar: sharp
  • Adjective: able to pierce or penetrate The skunk produces a penetrating odor.demonstrating acute or keen understanding His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
  • Synonyms:

    trenchant, biting, piercing, clear-cut, pointed, crisp, cutting, shrill, intrusive, pervasive, pungent, sharp, strong, edged, puncturing, permeating, entering, infiltrating, forcing, carrying, going through, ingoing, passing through, penetrant, astute, perceptive, shrewd, incisive, profound, keen, discerning, searching, discriminating, acute, critical, perspicacious, quick, quick-witted, sagacious, sharp, sharp-witted, penetrative,

    Antonyms:

    kind, idiotic, senseless, stupid, unintelligent, nice, weak, soft, blunt, dull, ignorant, stupid, idiotic, senseless, unintelligent, shallow, undiscriminating, blunt, dull,

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    penetrating in English: penetrating
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