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Showing words for TRENCHANT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Trenchant

centranth, trenchant

8 Letter Words for Trenchant

tranchet

7 Letter Words for Trenchant

cathern, channer, chanter, chatter, enchant, entrant, etchant, hernant, ratchet, rechant, tranche, tranect

6 Letter Words for Trenchant

achter, annect, anther, attern, canner, cannet, canter, carnet, catter, centra, charet, chenar, cherna, cranet, creant, cretan, enarch, entach, harten, hatter, hectar, nather, natter, nectar, netcha, rachet, ranche, ratten, recant, tanner, tanrec, tarten, tenant, thenar, thrace, threat, trance, trench

5 Letter Words for Trenchant

acher, ahent, ancre, anent, annet, antre, arche, archt, arent, arett, atren, atter, caneh, caner, caret, carne, carte, cater, cerat, chant, chare, chart, cheat, chena, chert, crane, crate, crena, creta, earth, ecart, echar, enact, enhat, hance, hater, hatte, heart, henna, nache, nacre, nance, natch, nathe, neath, nenta, rache, rance, ranch, ratch, rathe, reach, react, retan, retch, tacet, tache, tarte, tater, teach, teart, tecta, tench, tenth, terna, tetch, tetra, thane, thatn, theat, theca, theta, thrae, trace, tract, trant, treat

4 Letter Words for Trenchant

acer, ache, acne, acre, acth, ance, anet, anne, anre, ante, arch, aren, aret, arte, atte, attn, cane, cann, cant, care, carn, cart, cate, cath, cent, cera, cern, cert, chan, char, chat, chen, cher, cran, each, earn, eath, echt, entr, erat, erth, etat, etch, etna, haec, haen, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hatt, hear, heat, hent, hera, hern, hert, nace, nach, nane, nant, narc, nare, natr, near, neat, neth, race, rach, rane, rann, rant, rate, rath, rean, rect, renn, rent, rhea, rhet, tace, tach, tact, taen, tahr, tane, tanh, tare, tarn, tart, tate, tath, tche, tchr, tean, tear, teat, teca, tech, tehr, tent, tera, tern, teth, thae, than, thar, that, thea, then, trac, trah, trat, tret, trna

3 Letter Words for Trenchant

ace, ach, act, aer, anc, ane, ann, ant, arc, are, arn, art, ate, att, can, car, cat, cen, cer, cha, che, chn, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ean, ear, eat, ech, ect, enc, era, ern, ert, eta, etc, eth, hae, han, hat, hen, her, het, nae, nah, nar, nat, nea, net, nne, nth, rah, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, reh, rha, rhe, rna, rte, tan, tar, tat, tch, tea, tec, ten, ter, tet, tha, the, tnt, tra, trt

Definitions for Trenchant

[1] incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
[2] vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform.
[3] clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
[4] keen or incisive trenchant criticism
[5] vigorous and effective a trenchant foreign policy
[6] distinctly defined a trenchant outline
[7] archaic , or poetic sharp a trenchant sword

Words related to Trenchant

penetrating, salient, acerbic, incisive, pointed, pungent, caustic, biting, mordant, unsparing, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, clear, clear-cut, crisp, critical, cutting, distinct

Words nearby Trenchant

trench foot, trench knife, trench mortar, trench mouth, trench warfare, trenchant, trenchard, trencher, trencherman, trenches, trend

Origin of Trenchant

1275–1325; Middle English tranchaunt < Anglo-French; Old French trenchant, present participle of trenchier to cut. See trench, -ant

Other words from Trenchant

trench·an·cy , noun
trench·ant·ly , adverb

Word origin for Trenchant

C14: from Old French trenchant cutting, from trenchier to cut; see trench

Synonyms for Trenchant

acerbic, biting, caustic, incisive, mordant, penetrating, pointed, pungent, salient, unsparing, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, clear, clear-cut, crisp, critical, crushing, cutting, distinct, driving, dynamic, effective, effectual, emphatic, energetic, explicit, forceful, forcible, graphic, hurtful, impressive, intense, keen, piquant, potent, powerful, razor-sharp, salty, sardonic, sententious, severe, sharp, significant, strong, tart, to the point, unequivocal, vigorous, weighty, well-defined