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trenchant
Meaning: sharply clear, effective, and forceful
trenchant in a sentence
How trenchant is used in real sentences:
The essay offered a trenchant critique of the law.
Her trenchant analysis made the problem impossible to ignore.
“The sharpest assessment came from Mara Venn, whose trenchant review argued forcefully that both schools confused technique with vision.”
— from the passage Clay and Conviction
“Sol's trenchant reply cut through several pages of theory: applause, she argued, would cheapen a character who had just renounced fame.”
— from the passage An Opera by Post
Synonyms for trenchant
Other words for trenchant — incisive, forceful and penetrating — carry the same meaning.
- incisive
- forceful
- penetrating
Antonyms of trenchant
Words that mean the opposite of trenchant:
- weak
- vague
- dull
Where it comes from
From Old French trenchant, meaning 'cutting.'
Memory hook
TRENCHANT thoughts cut through confusion like a sharp trenching tool.