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Definitions

apical

[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-] / ˈeɪ pɪ kəl, ˈæp ɪ- /

ADJECTIVE

gnawing

Synonyms

STRONG

acuminate barbed edged fine honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminous acute briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike poin

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull

ADJECTIVE

highest

Synonyms

WEAK

best capital chief crown head maximal maximum most paramount preeminent principal superlative supreme tiptop top top-notch uppermost zenithal

ADJECTIVE

knifelike

Synonyms

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged lancinating needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapered tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted

ADJECTIVE

lancinating

Synonyms

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged knifelike needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapered tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted

ADJECTIVE

loftiest

Synonyms

WEAK

capital chief crack crowning culminating dominant elite excellent fine finest first first-class first-rate five-star foremost greatest head highest lead leading maximal maximum outside paramount preeminent primary prime principal ruling sovereign superior supreme tiptop top-drawer top-notch topmost upmost upper uppermost

ADJECTIVE

sharp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute pointed razor-sharp sharpened stinging

STRONG

fine keen salient tapering

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged ground fine honed horned jagged keen-edged knife-edged needle-pointed needlelike peaked pointy prickly pronged serrated sharp-edged spiked spiky spiny splintery tapered thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blunt dull

ADJECTIVE

stabbing

Synonyms

STRONG

acuminate barbed edged fine gnawing honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed serrated sharpened shooting spiked stinging tapered tapering tined tipped whetted

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminous acute briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient sharp-edged spiky spiny splintery thorny unblunted

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull smooth

ADJECTIVE

tiptop

Synonyms

WEAK

highest supreme uppermost

Antonyms

STRONG

bottom bottommost lowest

ADJECTIVE

top

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominant elite excellent finest leading preeminent primary principal

STRONG

capital chief crack crowning culminating fine first head lead maximum outside prime ruling sovereign superior tiptop upper

WEAK

first-class first-rate five-star foremost greatest loftiest maximal paramount supreme top-drawer top-notch topmost uppermost

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inferior poor secondary subordinate unimportant

STRONG

below least lower minor submissive

WEAK

low lowest second-rate

ADJECTIVE

topmost

Synonyms

WEAK

capital chief crack crowning culminating dominant elite excellent fine finest first first-class first-rate five-star foremost greatest head highest lead leading loftiest maximal maximum outside paramount preeminent primary prime principal ruling sovereign superior supreme tiptop top-drawer top-notch upmost upper uppermost

ADJECTIVE

uppermost

Synonyms

WEAK

culminating highest loftiest most elevated topmost upmost

Antonyms

WEAK

bottom lower lowest trivial

Example Sentences

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The patients in the study had apical periodontitis, a deep infection located around the very end of a tooth root.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Reviews of apical periodontitis emphasize how frequently these infections go unnoticed.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Another review reported that people with diabetes also face a greater risk of developing new apical periodontitis in teeth that have already undergone root canal treatment compared with people who do not have diabetes.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

"The AO has a striking complexity when compared to apical organs of cnidarian and bilaterian. It is so unique!"

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Many species have the extreme apices of the segments pale, but with the apical integument so very thin, often looking nearly transparent and membranous, that its development would be very rapid.

From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward

apical

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