penetrating

Speech parts

1. penetrating - Adjective

2. penetrating - Verb

4. penetrating - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Penetrate

Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.

Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a penetrating mind.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sharp keen piercing incisive penetrative deep acute biting pungent probing stinging astute discriminating discerning perceptive
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Antonyms

indiscreet half-baked poor minor ordinary shallow
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Phrases with the word

ground penetrating radar ground penetrating penetrating the earth penetrating knowledge less penetrating

Examples

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. Octavio Paz

Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing. Kenneth Grahame

Parodies and caricatures are the most penetrating of criticisms. Aldous Huxley

The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence. Arthur Schopenhauer

The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning deep into his rear, before the enemy has time to react. Erwin Rommel

When you come to be sensibly touched, the scales will fall from your eyes; and by the penetrating eyes of love you will discern that which your other eyes will never see. François Fénelon

Close letter words and terms

penetrate through something penetratee penetratin penetrating fluid penetrating injury penetrating knowledge