Difference between Clears and Trenchant

CLEARS vs TRENCHANT: NOUN

Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
Characterized by or full of force and vigor
Clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Forceful and clear; penetrating.
Caustic; cutting.
Distinct; clear-cut.
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
Fig.: Keen; biting; severe.
Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit.

Specifically, in zoology, sectorial, as a molar or premolar; sharp-edged: as, the trenchant canines of a saber-toothed tiger.
Penetrating; energetic; downright.
Cutting; sharp; keen.

Lucid, Crystallize, Untroubled, Elucidate, Clean, Realize, Decipherable, Transparent, Vivid, Broad, Legible, Unmistakable, Clearly, Clarify, Crystal clear

Decisive, Toothless, Assertive, Sharp, Forceful, Incisive, Hard hitting, Clear cut, Searching, Efficacious, Distinct, Effective, Clear, Intelligent, Effectual

Pellucid, Illuminate, Lucid, Crystallize, Untroubled, Elucidate, Clean, Decipherable, Transparent, Vivid, Broad, Legible, Unmistakable, Clarify, Crystal clear

Decisive, Toothless, Assertive, Sharp, Forceful, Incisive, Hard hitting, Clear cut, Searching, Efficacious, Distinct, Effective, Clear, Intelligent, Effectual

Use twice daily until fungal infection clears up.
Clears the terminal screen before displaying a menu.
JACK clears his throat, pauses, then tries again.
Nothing clears out my pores like this mask!
FDA clears genetic lab test for warfarin sensitivity.
Zamboni clears the ice in this file photo.
Look, we know it clears lymph, we know it clears the liver, it opens up detox outside of the cell.
It clears an area around the content unlike margins which clears the area around the element.
This way the seller clears its receivable and the buyer clears its payable.
As usual, the OS clears both bits when a page is loaded and clears R every m milliseconds.

He denied that Politkovskaya's trenchant criticism of developments in Chechnya had any impact on the Chechen government.
It is in this context that the criticisms offered by Levinas, Derrida and Bourdieu are most trenchant.
SYN: Sharp, biting, mordant, trenchant, piercing, bitter, sarcastic, provoking, stinging, sardonic, exasperating, satirical, severe, disappointing, cruel.
Many authors conadtf the question settled beyond all debate by a process of trenchant deductive reasoning.
Lucid prose, trenchant analysis, and colorful anecdotes will keep readers engrossed despite knowing the outcome.
Tatiana Siegel, provide personal memories and trenchant insights into some landmark controversial movies.
Perhaps the most trenchant phrase that matters is this one from insurance.
This is an area in which Strauss has provided trenchant observations.
Elle Woods went here, from the trenchant documentary Legally Blonde.
Manhattan Institute scholar Sol Stern writes in his trenchant essay.