oversharpened

Excessively honed edge

Oversharpened describes an image that has had its edges and details artificially enhanced beyond what looks natural.

Digital sharpening increases contrast between adjacent pixels to make images appear crisper, but too much creates ugly halos around edges and an unpleasantly harsh, crunchy look: The photo was so oversharpened that her face looked like plastic.

blade

brittle

Liable to shatter

delicate · edge · whetted · honed · ground · filed · thin · weak · fracture · snap

image

pixelated

Composed of visible squares

  • artifactsHuman-made historical objects
  • noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
  • haloLuminous ring overhead

contrast · crispy · crunchy · grainy · digital · editing · post-processing · filter · enhancement · clarity

excessive

overdone

Excessive in degree

extreme · unnecessary · overkill · overworked · overwrought · harsh · aggressive · heavy-handed · overboard · immoderate

critical

harsh

Unpleasantly severe or rough

pointed · piercing · caustic · acerbic · severe · blunt · brutal · unkind · tactless · insensitive

Opposites
sharpness degree

oversharpeneddull

Lacking edge or interest

blunt · unsharpened · blunted · dulled · soft

image processing quality

oversharpenedsoft

Yielding to touch

unsharpened · blurry · fuzzy · blurred · underprocessed

Family

oversharpen, oversharpening

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G