PENETRATING

/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 18

Definition

adjective having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. — synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrative, piercing, sharp
adjective tending to penetrate. — synonyms: penetrative

Examples

“Light penetrates darkness.”
“I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.”
“to penetrate one's heart with pity”

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