penetrant

[pen-i-truhnt] / ˈpɛn ɪ trənt /

ADJECTIVE

penetrating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting piercing trenchant

STRONG

carrying clear-cut crisp cutting edged entering forcing infiltrating permeating pointed puncturing shrill

WEAK

going through ingoing intrusive passing through pervasive pungent sharp strong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind nice weak

STRONG

soft

WEAK

blunt dull idiotic senseless stupid unintelligent

Example Sentences

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She said she wouldn't want to make any predictions as to whether someone had a particular disease from the results, because of "incomplete penetrants".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

penetrant

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