Synonyms of hones

hones

verb

present tense third-person singular of hone

1

as in sharpens

to make sharp or sharper

honed the knife's blade to razor-like sharpness

honed his crossword-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary as though it were a thrilling novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpens
• grinds
• stones
• whets
• edges
• strops
• files

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dulls
• blunts
• smoothes
• smooths
• rounds
• glosses
• polishes
• burnishes
• buffs

2

as in rubs

to make smooth by friction

honed the edge of the axe until it was amazingly sharp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubs
• sharpens
• grinds
• sands
• files
• polishes
• smoothes
• buffs
• scrapes
• planes
• smooths
• rasps
• shines
• scours
• burnishes
• whets
• edges
• glosses
• sandblasts
• strops
• dresses
• regrinds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarsens
• roughens
• roughs (up)
• scuffs