piercing Synonyms

keen incisive sharp cutting acute penetrating penetrative stinging painful strident shrewd ear-splitting severe lancinating discerning discriminating perceptive shrill stabbing intense trenchant agonizing grating knifelike harsh biting raucous sleety sharp-witted shooting skewering siberian racking shrilly shrillness shrieking smarting sharper ringing riddling relentless raw quick-witted pungent puncturing puncture ruthless sagacious salter searching