English Synonym Finder

blunt

Definitions

Having a flat or rounded edge or point; not sharp.

Uncompromisingly forthright; direct and lacking in subtlety.

Examples

The knife was too blunt to cut through the thick steak.

She was known for her blunt honesty, which sometimes offended her colleagues.

The blunt end of the hammer was used to drive the nail into the wood.

Synonyms

dull unsharpened rounded direct frank outspoken candid

Antonyms

sharp keen pointed honed diplomatic tactful subtle