INCISIVENESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

incisiveness

noun

Definition of incisiveness

as in lucidity

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Recent Examples of incisiveness But the scale of the research, and the incisiveness of its insights, has some worried. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Barcola should bring more spark and incisiveness to Liverpool’s attack, but some of last season’s shortcomings, notably on the right-hand side of the team and in midfield, haven’t been addressed. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Sen’s choreography extends this ancient form, adding partnering and dynamic range; her dancers, all trained under her tutelage, move with extraordinary clarity and incisiveness. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 Howard Cosell would announce the news of Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football, a sound bite that Soderbergh, with his customary incisiveness and aversion to the maudlin, includes here. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026 But thematic incisiveness has not proven to be her strong suit nor something her heart is in. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026 When did Kuminga start playing with incisiveness, with an eye for not just a clean, defense-breaking pass, but the pass after that, as well? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Suzanne’s kind of rebellious temperament brought a lucidity to that character.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Dementia patients’ flashes of lucidity are offering hope to scientists and families.

— Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucidity

Noun

And after a few key results on Saturday, there’s some clarity behind Miami in the conference standings with five weeks left in the regular season.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Additionally, the ruling provides clarity on the scope of the law, which opponents have criticized as overly vague.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarity

Noun

When removing a tumor from a patient’s breast, surgeons sometimes make an incision in the armpit and take a small amount of lymph node tissue to see if the cancer has spread there.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The medical team had trouble finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs and finally made an incision in his groin area.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incision

Noun

Savio The Brazilian is still finding his feet but already feels like an important player, offering pace, directness and a willingness to take on his man — qualities lacking in many of his team-mates.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of directness

Noun

Their impressiveness came from their straightforwardness, their precision and generosity of flavor, without needless curlicues or misguided deconstruction.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
What is genuinely remarkable, though, is that this meteoric machine drives with the straightforwardness of a Toyota Camry.

— Sean Evans, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of straightforwardness

Noun

Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026

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