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What is another word for
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Adjective
Having a sharp point or edge
Having or showing great perception or insight
Relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure
Verb
To have made a quantity bigger
Past tense for make or become sharp or sharper
Past tense for improve or cause to improve
Past tense for to arouse or be aroused
Past tense for to become or make more intense
Past tense for stimulate
Past tense for to do something repeatedly so as to become skilled
Past tense for to teach, train or educate in a given field
Past tense for to form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces
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Adjective
▲
Having a sharp point or edge
sharp
trenchant
keen
edged
honed
stropped
whetted
cutting
edgy
ground
pointed
razor-sharp
jagged
serrated
peaked
spiked
tipped
pointy
acute
knifelike
sharp-edged
cuspidate
unblunted
acuate
cuspate
pronged
knife-edged
keen-edged
fine
razor-edged
acuminate
aciculate
briery
horned
needlelike
acuminous
prickly
thorny
splintery
tined
spiny
razor-like
needle-pointed
spired
knife-like
penetrating
apical
piercing
barbed
lancinating
gnawing
stinging
shooting
stabbing
spiky
tapered
salient
tapering
ground fine
narrow
razor
fine-edged
gutting
acicular
piked
needle-shaped
acute-angled
bristly
brambly
sawtooth
sawtoothed
hobnailed
spear-like
needle-like
sharp-cornered
spear-shaped
hooked
wedge-shaped
mucronate
V-shaped
conic
cone-shaped
conical
subulate
lanceolate
conoid
cusped
aculeate
sagittate
cornered
sagittal
arrowlike
spearlike
briary
toothed
bristled
spined
scratchy
notched
snaggy
spinous
spinose
more ❯
“To preserve the edge of the
sharpened
knife, a special knife should be set aside to be used as a trimming knife only.”
Adjective
▲
Having or showing great perception or insight
keen
brilliant
perceptive
astute
clever
smart
penetrating
piercing
shrewd
brainy
canny
fast
judicious
supersmart
enlightened
knowledgeable
quick
rational
sapient
bright
gnostic
ingenious
percipient
prudent
exquisite
nimble
perspicacious
profound
ultrasmart
argute
fine
genius
intelligent
savvy
wise
critical
discerning
sagacious
whiz
einstein
erudite
good
intuitive
sage
sharp
subtle
acute
exceptional
incisive
insightful
observant
alert
discriminating
sophisticated
quick-witted
rapier-like
razor-like
razor sharp
razor-sharp
sharp-witted
hyperintelligent
sharp as a tack
streetwise
pawky
suss
agile
whip-smart
heads-up
on the ball
long-headed
quick on the uptake
quick off the mark
whetted
steely
well-honed
sharp-edged
knowing
sensitive
gifted
ready
intellectual
thoughtful
deep
aware
calculating
precocious
able
cunning
learned
foxy
sensible
cagey
cerebral
clear-sighted
artful
crafty
heady
penetrative
scholarly
resourceful
vigilant
careful
slick
farsighted
skilful
UK
sly
skillful
US
deft
watchful
adroit
clear
logical
nimble-witted
cute
wily
searching
smooth
understanding
probing
awake
analytical
accomplished
open-eyed
apt
trenchant
talented
capable
attentive
clear-eyed
devious
adept
wary
scheming
witty
educated
creative
active
guileful
tentie
tenty
slippery
Argus-eyed
politic
responsive
designing
tricky
dodgy
thinking
not missing a trick
dexterous
US
on guard
on your toes
experienced
hardheaded
quick-thinking
on the lookout
on one's toes
beguiling
inventive
dextrous
UK
hard-boiled
cagy
masterly
fly
alive
wide awake
cautious
circumspect
heedful
wide-awake
virtuoso
all there
eagle-eyed
prepared
keen-eyed
informed
sharp-eyed
delicate
hawk-eyed
on the job
astucious
on the qui vive
proficient
reflective
studious
lively
media-savvy
expert
sharp-sighted
crack
elite
philosophical
disingenuous
accurate
razor-edged
knife-like
tuned in
far-seeing
mindful
competent
chary
with it
concentrating
guarded
refined
regardful
fastidious
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
all ears
beady-eyed
on tiptoe
on the watch
gimlet-eyed
on the alert
with eyes peeled
with eyes like a hawk
intent
cultured
sneaky
underhand
deceitful
Machiavellian
finely honed
shifty
dishonest
highbrow
reasonable
keen-witted
academic
contemplative
masterful
street-smart
street smart
duplicitous
shady
spirited
bookish
discreet
inquisitive
sophic
effective
brisk
considered
excellent
conscious
imaginative
effectual
superior
insidious
responsible
well read
slim
on top of
eggheaded
choice
whip
not born yesterday
wired
comprehending
heads up
agog
anxious
leery
quick on the draw
quick on the trigger
in the know
knows what's what
first-class
very intelligent
first-rate
ear to the ground
Einstein
whiz kid
genial
looking for
well-read
keeping a weather eye on things
paying attention
waiting on
interested
with weather eye open
keeping one's eyes peeled
looking to
thorough
on alert
superintelligent
sentient
self-aware
precise
concise
underhanded
crisp
succinct
punchy
pithy
beady
hawklike
bluestocking
handy
minute
foresighted
receptive
plotting
acuminous
extraordinary
swotty
to the point
exact
reasoning
sprightly
mentally keen
visionary
swift
PDQ
prompt
crackerjack
innovative
appreciative
prescient
suspicious
complex
analytic
intriguing
exacting
ratiocinative
detailed
nobody's fool
having smarts
deceptive
thoughty
egghead
insighted
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
vigorous
mercurial
curt
cool
wakeful
smart as a tack
knowing how many beans make five
ace
master
consummate
hip
downy
well educated
cluey
with all one's wits about one
with great knowledge
wise to
glued
hooked
unsleeping
fraudulent
showing great knowledge
book smart
full of insight
well-informed
with one's eyes skinned
snide
hotshot
star
polished
smart as a whip
cheating
instructed
together
original
sound
detail oriented
focused
US
carny
shonky
very smart
diplomatic
evasive
misleading
wry
greasy
delusive
witted
treacherous
delusory
fit
qualified
skilled
expedient
surveying
deducing
correct
eager
considering
intentive
advertent
discovering
detecting
contemplating
questioning
focussed
UK
observative
vulpine
close
observing
tricksy
good hands
clued-in
clued up
vital
apprehensive
Janus-faced
commonsensical
efficient
know how many beans make five
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
crazy like fox
advisable
examining
exploratory
enquiring
UK
researching
intense
pointed
investigative
curious
inquiring
US
strategic
sober
suitable
powerful
fitted
on the stick
sane
practical
judgmatical
judgmatic
desirable
tactical
particular
practised
UK
efficacious
tasty
suited
equal
adequate
cultivated
selective
seemly
considerate
well-advised
well judged
just
well-judged
seasonable
judicial
common-sense
well thought out
well advised
worldly-wise
with your wits about you
shark
calculated
inside
easy
effortless
practiced
US
equipped
endowed
tasteful
strong
trained
worthy
cogitative
introspective
earnest
musing
deliberate
museful
ruminative
meditative
philosophic
reflecting
pondering
deep-thinking
measured
pensive
solemn
grave
studied
up to it
know backwards and forwards
highly endowed
up to snuff
know the ropes
up to speed
au fait
know one's onions
discriminative
wised up
on the inside
up on
discriminational
discriminatory
differential
artistic
aesthetic
UK
nice
perky
finical
choosy
select
picky
individualising
UK
eclectic
opinionated
persnickety
individualizing
US
fussy
choicy
finicky
esthetic
US
fully awake
wide-eyed
fast on the draw
with good taste
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure
sensual
carnal
fleshly
voluptuous
animal
bodily
physical
epicurean
erotic
randy
sexual
sexy
hedonistic
lascivious
lewd
luscious
lush
lustful
luxurious
raunchy
sensuous
steamy
sybaritic
appetitive
Dionysiac
lecherous
libidinous
licentious
unchaste
unspiritual
voluptuary
animalistic
arousing
corporeal
debauched
delightful
exciting
heavy
hedonic
hot
moving
physically gratifying
pleasing
rough
sensory
stimulating
stirring
tactile
X-rated
salacious
venereal
coarse
gross
wanton
prurient
horny
lubricious
corporal
amorous
somatic
bestial
material
coital
passionate
sensualistic
fleshy
lusty
provocative
profane
impure
intimate
vulgar
genital
pleasurable
sordid
personal
of the flesh
aesthetic
UK
gratifying
rich
sumptuous
pleasure-seeking
hot-blooded
sensorial
affective
bacchanalian
opulent
aesthetically pleasing
self-indulgent
pleasure-loving
primrose
intense
esthetic
US
deep
natural
feral
biological
visceral
innate
brutish
inborn
mammalian
intuitive
wild
subconscious
beastly
untamed
instinctive
instinctual
organic
brute
mortal
uncultured
inhuman
subhuman
unrefined
beastlike
earthy
earthly
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have made a quantity bigger
increased
raised
enlarged
improved
incremented
boosted
enhanced
furthered
expanded
extended
proliferated
advanced
amplified
elevated
heightened
maximized
US
optimized
US
augmented
developed
enriched
inflated
progressed
strengthened
consolidated
magnified
multiplied
compounded
doubled
escalated
aggrandized
ameliorated
bettered
broadened
built
grew
lengthened
lifted
reinforced
upped
accelerated
added to
amassed
beefed up
built up
bumped up
cranked up
deepened
hiked up
inflamed
jacked up
reenforced
snowballed
spread
stepped up
swelled
tripled
widened
annexed
blew up
dilated
distended
fleshed out
marked up
mounted
padded
protracted
pumped up
ratcheted up
redoubled
shot up
slapped on
supersized
supplemented
tacked on
upraised
upscaled
went up
added
drew out
elongated
followed up
hyped
made better
made bigger
made greater
made larger
maximised
UK
optimised
UK
parlayed
prolonged
pullulated
pumped
teemed
thickened
topped up
waxed
lift
swarmed
burgeoned
mushroomed
ballooned
bourgeoned
appreciated
accumulated
climbed
boomed
swollen
gained
grown
intensified
soared
aggravated
exaggerated
upsurged
collected
jacked
rolled up
run up
rose
risen
clumb
clomb
blown up
gone up
ran up
grown quickly
grew quickly
rocketed
stoked
burst
spiralled
UK
spiraled
US
puffed up
surged
stretched
bulged
skyrocketed
filled out
hiked
bloated
exacerbated
mounted up
flourished
accrued
increased rapidly
increased in size
puffed out
bloomed
sprouted
fattened
upgraded
prospered
abounded
bristled
brimmed
crawled
filled
spread out
put up
hit the roof
buzzed
hummed
thrived
bustled
accentuated
become larger
worsened
flowed
made worse
become more numerous
jumped up
overflowed
blossomed
grew rapidly
grown rapidly
gotten bigger
got bigger
fortified
propagated
gathered
tumefied
cumulated
outspread
scaled
flowered
pyramided
intensated
picked up
amped up
piled up
burst at seams
burst forth
leaped up
filled up
brast
bolstered
sprung
went through the roof
gone through the roof
superabounded
emphasized
US
aerated
roused
intumesced
exploded
opened
crowded
become bigger
jumped
dramatically increased
emphasised
UK
drastically increased
greatly increased
climbed sharply
souped up
swelled up
opened out
increased exponentially
went through the ceiling
made longer
gone through the ceiling
run riot
thriven
throve
elaborated
shot
became larger
pulled
germinated
rounded out
risen rapidly
became more numerous
rose rapidly
concentrated
spiked
exalted
strained
puffed
sprung up
sprang up
matured
budded
leaped
US
leapt
UK
thronged
become louder
pervaded
bulked
vegetated
ascended
buttressed
sweetened
topped
billowed
speeded up
put on a spurt
put on weight
increased in scope
spread wide
boosted up
pushed up
added fuel to the flames
packed
spread across
filled with air
sped up
become wider
got larger
burst at the seams
pulled out of shape
put fuel on
fattened up
jammed
bulked up
rained
put salt on the wound
spread like wildfire
spread like lightning
spread through
increased dramatically
stocked up
pulled out
spread quickly
turned up
overrun
embellished
wrought
worked
sprang
arose
arisen
became bigger
built on
increased in extent
gone sky-high
swollen up
increased in complexity
rose steeply
ran riot
went sky-high
risen steeply
loudened
assembled
fueled
tended
fuelled
lightened
fermented
highlighted
massed
overstated
bred
nurtured
unfolded
zoomed
uplifted
stockpiled
diversified
stroked
drew
drawn
dramatized
US
crescendoed
overplayed
embroidered
lumped
diffused
sprawled
luxuriated
encouraged
fostered
got higher
gotten higher
stressed
cultivated
distorted
kept burning
overestimated
mended
feed
poked
stirred
fed
rekindled
grouped
metastasized
grown louder
surged up
advertised
underlined
grew louder
advertized
infested
revitalized
US
became louder
developed rapidly
uprose
uprisen
overemphasized
US
hyperbolized
become distended
bunched
succeeded
protuberated
complicated
breadthened
inclined
jumboized
supplied
subsidized
US
confused
confounded
spurted
aggregated
manifolded
expatiated
vaulted
towered
escaladed
piggybacked
crawled with
poured out
increased threefold
trebled
become thicker
upsized
made thicker
stretched the truth
had a full plate
broadened one's horizons
scaled up
overran
added insult to injury
made wider
tagged on
bucketed
bolded
deposited
got to
made broader
drawn out
heaped
sent through the roof
touched up
come on
stored up
made deeper
branched out
wallowed in
started to be
jazzed up
revitalised
UK
reached
welled
sent out shoots
increased suddenly
ramped up
emerged
showered
peaked
made complex
surcharged
stored
leavened
become broader
eked out
stacked up
rolled in
grew in
fetched up
hoarded
increased by three
formed buds
crammed
subsidised
UK
increased in weight
dramatised
UK
bulged out
made a big thing out of
rallied
got stronger
overemphasised
UK
spiraled upwards
deteriorated
fanned the flames of
gained weight
circulated
streamed
swelled out
become deeper
grown larger
swept
detonated
grown in
held no more
rounded off
made intricate
spiralled upwards
developed buds
become bloated
poured
added fuel to the fire
become large
developed quickly
piled
stoked up
rubbed salt in the wound
grew larger
made rise
heated up
become longer
fanned the flames
rolled out
pelted
goosed up
shored up
beared
produced
made louder
extended operations
became wider
widened out
bucked up
enforced
become loud
added fuel to
became distended
overdone
overdid
stuffed
added fuel to fire
grown stronger
grew stronger
became bloated
dumped
taken off
took off
gone off
went off
went from bad to worse
gone from bad to worse
got taller
gotten taller
grown on trees
grew on trees
blown out
blew out
swam in
swum in
bore
borne
grew full
became large
gotten to
grown full
blew something out of all proportion
drove up
blew up out of all proportion
driven up
blown up out of all proportion
blown something out of all proportion
blew
blown
aped up
grown greater
grew greater
grown bigger
became thicker
became broader
became deeper
became longer
grew bigger
swollen out
gotten plump
got plump
done well
been successful
did well
rose in value
risen in value
were successful
was successful
came on
became loud
grown loud
grew loud
expounded
detailed
evolved
unfurled
explicated
disentangled
worked up
padded out
played out
transitioned
enlivened
animated
straught
awakened
panned out
gave substance to
finished
brought alive
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for make or become sharp or sharper
honed
whetted
ground
grinded
stropped
edged
filed
acuminated
stoned
made sharp
dressed
made sharper
stroked
tapered
made acute
put a point on
put an edge on
cut
pointed
polished
barbed
shined
shone
burnished
furbished
glossed
forged
smoothened
finished
gave an edge to
given an edge to
drest
“If you're still with me, be prepared to
sharpen
both your pencils and your little gray cells.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for improve or cause to improve
improved
bettered
enhanced
honed
perfected
refined
upgraded
ameliorated
fine-tuned
brushed up
polished
polished up
touched up
augmented
helped
lift
developed
advanced
progressed
increased
boosted
raised
set right
cultivated
elevated
made perfect
optimised
UK
optimized
US
worked on
revamped
adjusted
lifted
reformed
corrected
amended
heightened
revised
emended
recuperated
purified
edited
updated
rectified
picked up
modified
shaped up
perked up
made strides
turned the corner
straightened out
prepared
groomed
practiced
US
practised
UK
promoted
tightened up
enriched
amplified
strengthened
envigorated
consolidated
appreciated
invigorated
inflated
furthered
tempered
meliorated
endowed
built
built on
stimulated
smoothed
propelled
boosted up
illumed
uplifted
elaborated on
reinforced
beefed up
topped up
fortified
burnished
vitalized
risen
rose
taken off
took off
drove
driven
grown
grew
set
smartened
made better
complemented
evolved
tuned
tweaked
matured
calibrated
flourished
become better
thrived
modernised
UK
prospered
made headway
made progress
modernized
US
revolutionized
US
transformed
worked up
embellished
spruced up
added value to
mended
supplemented
scaled up
pulled ahead
extended
stepped up
got ahead
expanded
moved forward
moved forward in leaps and bounds
revolutionised
UK
smartened up
changed for the better
fixed up
excelled
improved on
transcended
souped up
polished up on
gained ground
redressed
leveled up
reenforced
forwarded
levelled up
mitigated
tuned up
forged ahead
come along
fixed
assuaged
come on
made improvements
remediated
thriven
throve
became better
taken the next step
took the next step
taken to the next level
took to the next level
went places
drove forward
driven forward
moved ahead
gone places
came along
came on
more ❯
“The exchange of dark-squared Bishops would have left Black with a very passive position, so he decides to
sharpen
things up a bit.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to arouse or be aroused
fueled
fuelled
animated
aroused
excited
fired
roused
stirred
enlivened
inflamed
inspirited
quickened
instilled
set off
set going
stimulated
provoked
incited
inspired
encouraged
awakened
triggered
activated
piqued
prompted
spurred
fomented
induced
enkindled
evoked
rallied
wakened
generated
agitated
promoted
actuated
engendered
whetted
waked
thrilled
bestirred
kindled
stirred up
worked up
brought out
keyed up
touched off
sparked off
turned on
called into being
brought into being
egged on
fired up
called forth
woke
woken
burnt up
gotten smoking
burned up
got smoking
drew forth
drawn forth
instigated
whipped up
caused
raised
sparked
galvanized
US
brought about
fanned
revived
galvanised
UK
vivified
moved
initiated
impassioned
fermented
abetted
started
revved up
produced
set on
brewed
elicited
energized
US
goaded
urged
fostered
prodded
electrified
invoked
set in motion
energised
UK
put in motion
awaked
increased
ignited
picked
motivated
kick-started
triggered off
spurred on
vitalized
tempted
summoned
titillated
precipitated
impelled
exhilarated
set up
given rise to
gave rise to
stoked up
conjured up
called up
pepped up
strengthened
invigorated
recalled
summoned up
occasioned
educed
charged
filliped
fanned the flames of
intensified
braced
spiked
pushed
rekindled
envigorated
called to mind
jump-started
livened up
amped up
zipped up
gingered up
awoken
awoke
juiced up
jazzed up
brought on
waked up
lit a fire under
revitalized
US
refreshed
riled
tantalized
US
begat
begot
begotten
effectuated
created
touched
manifested
pleased
teased
challenged
tickled
brought to mind
primed
revitalised
UK
put in place
set
made
pumped up
livened
sent
evinced
actualized
enticed
gotten going
got going
drummed up
suggested
extracted
originated
tantalised
UK
called
commoved
led to
needled
switched on
sowed the seeds of
sown the seeds of
bucked up
fed the fire
brought forth
geed up
made waves
set on foot
set afoot
set the ball rolling
put up to
put one in mind of
steamed up
put new life in
put fuel on
began
begun
enhanced
woken up
woke up
inaugurated
instituted
launched
interested
found
founded
attracted
established
organized
US
stoked
compelled
resuscitated
augmented
roiled
spawned
influenced
reanimated
reactivated
got in operation
fascinated
ravished
seduced
intoxicated
festered
drave
driven
druv
drove
gladdened
revivified
reinvigorated
accelerated
grabbed
amused
got something functioning
palpated
hooked
grappled
commenced
got something working
entertained
bred
reignited
agitated for
agitated against
vivificated
innervated
innerved
dispatched
sprung
rejuvenated
enthused
incensed
irked
heartened
speeded
sped
uplifted
invited
breathed life into
exercised
prest
constrained
pressed
persuaded
psyched
spooked
jumpstarted
supported
fortified
led on
laid the foundations of
organised
UK
mended
whomped up
cultivated
nursed
nurtured
warmed
suscitated
echoed
vexed
grilled
emboldened
wound up
vext
swayed
dynamized
resurrected
stung
extraught
lit up
conjured
captured
reproduced
expressed
cheered up
encapsulated
imparted
run
buoyed
shaken up
shook up
procured
pricked
prevailed upon
milked
charged up
exalted
worked into lather
cheered
breathed new life into
informed
extorted
incarnated
jolted
laid the first stone of
tickled pink
kicked off
brought back
fanned the flames
hinted
insinuated
rabble-roused
plotted
schemed
planned
alerted
perked up
stirred embers
started up
made alive
speeded up
made wild
maddened
called out
cranked up
started the ball rolling
caused to appear
got the ball rolling
drawn out
made up
contributed to
fired the imagination of
acted as a incentive to
acted as a stimulus to
sped up
reminded one of
heated up
made for
acted as a fillip to
het up
drew out
acted as a spur to
acted as a impetus to
built a fire under
built up
rooted on
fired the enthusiasm of
gotten under way
got under way
gotten off the ground
got off the ground
sprang
grew
grown
drove on
driven on
ran
gave life to
given life to
gave new life to
given new life to
added fuel to fire
shaken
shook
sown the seeds
sowed the seeds
added fuel
added fuel to
given a buzz
gave a buzz
given a new lease of life to
gotten one started
gave a new lease of life to
got one started
more ❯
“The case has
sharpened
the debate over capital punishment.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to become or make more intense
intensified
boosted
increased
heightened
strengthened
raised
concentrated
escalated
extended
deepened
magnified
reinforced
amplified
augmented
enhanced
stepped up
widened
compounded
added to
aggravated
exacerbated
redoubled
accentuated
broadened
built up
consolidated
emphasised
UK
emphasized
US
expanded
gained strength
inflamed
picked up
quickened
worsened
accented
aggrandized
amped up
beefed up
brightened
darkened
exaggerated
exalted
intensated
lightened
made worse
pointed
rose
risen
roused
spiked
stressed
whetted
added fuel
heaped on
heated up
piled on
set off
toned up
poured it on
improved
made greater
enlarged
irritated
sent up
het up
lift
multiplied
swelled
jacked up
inflated
lifted
maximized
US
upped
maximised
UK
hiked
pumped up
upgraded
hiked up
enriched
mushroomed
elevated
swoll
swollen
developt
developed
mounted
pyramided
accelerated
supersized
stoked
hyped
cranked up
bumped up
put up
promoted
encouraged
grown
grew
snowballed
dilated
underlined
built
cultivated
stimulated
fostered
nurtured
renewed
furthered
hastened
incremented
accumulated
supplemented
advanced
puffed up
ballooned
enforced
stretched
straught
proliferated
elaborated
padded
sweetened
distended
hotted up
become worse
lengthened
added
expatiated
jumped up
run up
uplifted
bolstered
fanned the flames of
turned up
made louder
advertized
advertised
revitalized
US
souped up
buttressed
revitalised
UK
rallied
jumped
fortified
boosted up
shored up
pushed up
made better
bucked up
blown up
blew up
became worse
ran up
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for stimulate
sensitised
UK
sensitized
US
stimulated
animated
excited
refined
Verb
▲
Past tense for to do something repeatedly so as to become skilled
practised
UK
practiced
US
rehearsed
exercised
studied
honed
trained
worked
wrought
attempted
iterated
polished
repeated
tried
drilled
habituated
prepared
recited
ran over
run over
became seasoned
become seasoned
built up
did again
done again
dress rehearsed
went over
gone over
went through
gone through
been through
ran through
run through
tried out
tuned up
walked through
warmed up
worked out
Verb
▲
Past tense for to teach, train or educate in a given field
taught
instructed
schooled
trained
educated
tutored
coached
enlightened
indoctrinated
disciplined
drilled
edified
advised
directed
grounded
ground
informed
prepared
illuminated
instilled
lectured
upskilled
versed
developed
imbued
imparted
inculcated
initiated
lessoned
nurtured
brainwashed
briefed
catechized
clarified
communicated
exercised
formed
implanted
reared
dinned something into
gave lessons to
given lessons to
broke in
broken in
equipped with
gave lessons
given lessons
opened eyes
polished up
pounded into
gave the facts
given the facts
taught school
gave a grounding in
given a grounding in
put someone through their paces
improved mind
conditioned
practised
UK
practiced
US
licked into shape
whipped into shape
fit
groomed
seasoned
inured
accustomed
equipped
put through the grind
put through the mill
worked out
worked over
primed
guided
led
improved
readied
mentored
piloted
fitted
leaded
qualified
rehearsed
honed
cultivated
hardened
tamed
updated
moulded
UK
shaped
molded
US
adapted
habituated
walked through
tuned up
equipt
drummed into
cared for
got into shape
gotten into shape
made fit
got ready
toughened up
shaped up
warmed up
loosened up
made ready
demonstrated to
made something clear to
shope
broke
brake
broken
showed the ropes
shown the ropes
wised up
got used to
gotten used to
acquainted
put in the picture
familiarized
US
familiarised
UK
programmed
told
elevated
bettered
uplifted
introduced
clued
clued in
filled in
let in on
made conversant with
familiarized with
put in the picture about
convinced
propagandized
US
proselytized
US
persuaded
radicalized
US
planted
influenced
based
hipped
cleared
apprised
fanaticized
radicalised
UK
propagandised
UK
proselytised
UK
extremized
broke down
engineered
levelled
UK
leveled
US
caught up
revealed
counseled
US
steered
counselled
UK
disclosed
tailored
bred
fostered
predicated
rested
showed
advanced
civilized
US
matured
hanged
hung
kept posted
illumined
inspired
homeschooled
illumed
explained
civilised
UK
managed
notified
informed about
oriented
filled in on
laid it out for
prepped
brought up
dinned
orientated
clued in on
clued up on
acquainted with
presented
genned up on
taught about
drilled into
schooled in
instructed in
tutored in
grounded in
clued up
impressed upon
trained in
genned up
primed in
coached in
hammered into
drilled in
made aware of
supplied with facts
taught information
broken down
shown
gave lessons in
given lessons in
gave character
given character
broke it to
broken it to
gave instruction to
given instruction to
gave the gen about
gave the low-down on
given the low-down on
given the gen about
given the lowdown
gave the low-down
given the low-down
gave information to
gave the lowdown
given information to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces
squared
shaped
shope
formed
straightened
squared off
filed down
set
fit
put
recast
set right
put in working order
set to rights
put right
adapted
altered
changed
modified
fixed
regulated
tailored
converted
customized
US
arranged
tuned
conformed
calibrated
reworked
revamped
reconciled
rejigged
accommodated
balanced
rewrought
ordered
rectified
rearranged
improved
reshaped
settled
tweaked
reformed
repaired
enhanced
transformed
revised
remodeled
US
fashioned
edited
varied
doctored
remodelled
UK
normalized
US
readjusted
fitted
corrected
amended
conditioned
overhauled
redressed
aligned
jiggered
attuned
organized
US
coordinated
normalised
UK
organised
UK
harmonised
UK
adjusted
mended
tightened
sorted
suited
focused
troubleshooted
focussed
harmonized
US
graded
quadrated
troubleshot
twiddled
customised
UK
brought into line
patched up
fiddled with
fine-tuned
made good
tailor-made
made conform
fixed up
tuned up
putten
seen to
saw to
more ❯
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