HONED Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word honed. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| improved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing adjective satellite • become or made better in quality • (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush | ||||||
| perfected | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | ||||||
| polished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • perfected or made shiny and smooth adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed • (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth | ||||||
| refined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel • freed from impurities by processing adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • precise to a fine degree • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||||||
| sharpened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having the point made sharp • made sharp or sharper | ||||||
| perfect | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) adjective satellite • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers • precisely accurate or exact verb • make perfect or complete | ||||||
