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HONING Synonyms

There are 3 synonyms of the word honing. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word honing. (close relations)
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honehoned

Best Alternative Words for HONING

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sharpen
verbv
verb

• make sharp or sharper

• make crisp or more crisp and precise

• become sharp or sharper

• put (an image) into focus

• make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

• raise the pitch of (musical notes)

• give a point to

• make (one's senses) more acute

whet
verbv
verb

• make keen or more acute

• sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

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

Best Hypernyms For HONING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for honing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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ameliorate amend better improve meliorate sharpen tool whetstone

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