Antonyms for acute
əˈkyutacute

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1. acuteadjective

   Synonyms:
   obtuse

2. acuteadjective

   Antonyms:
   chronic

3. acuteadjective

   To give an acute sound to.

   He acutes his rising inflection too much.

   Synonyms:
   urgent, pressing, sudden, emergent

4. acuteadjective

   sensitive

   Antonyms:
   obtuse, witless, slow, dull

   Synonyms:
   powerful, strong, intense, sharp, keen

5. acuteadjective

   Short, quick.

   It was an acute event.

   Antonyms:
   slow, leisurely

   Synonyms:
   fast, rapid

6. acuteadjective

   Of a triangle, having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

   Synonyms:
   acute-angled

   Antonyms:
   obtuse-angled, obtuse

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acute

   Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.

   Antonyms:
   blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Synonyms:
   astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acute

   Antonyms:
   dull, blunt, obtuse, stupid, undiscerning, heavy, chronic, stolid

   Synonyms:
   pointed, penetrating, sagacious, perspicacious, keen, astute, piercing, sharp, shrewd, keen-sighted, severe, distressing

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1. • Medicine

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acute accent, acute, agueadjective

   a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

   Antonyms:
   dull, noncrucial, pointless, degenerative, unperceptive, obtuse, chronic, noncritical, unperceiving, unpointed

   Synonyms:
   chills and fever, ague, acute accent

2. acuteadjective

   having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

   "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"

   Antonyms:
   unperceiving, noncritical, noncrucial, obtuse, dull, unpointed, unperceptive, degenerative, chronic, pointless

   Synonyms:
   keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating

3. acute, intenseadjective

   extremely sharp or intense

   "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

   Antonyms:
   unperceptive, noncritical, obtuse, unpointed, pointless, chronic, unperceiving, degenerative, noncrucial, dull

   Synonyms:
   keen, penetrating, vivid, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating

4. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

   having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

   "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

   Antonyms:
   noncritical, noncrucial, pointless, unperceptive, degenerative, unperceiving, obtuse, chronic, unpointed, dull

   Synonyms:
   intense, penetrative, discriminating, shrill, neat, sharp, shrewd, lancinating, nifty, sharp-worded, not bad(p), bang-up, astute, incisive, acuate, dandy, tart, smashing, cutting, bully, precipitous, needlelike, slap-up, abrupt, keen, lancinate, knifelike, corking, exquisite, groovy, great, piercing, penetrating, swell, cracking, crisp, stabbing, peachy

5. acuteadjective

   of an angle; less than 90 degrees

   Antonyms:
   noncrucial, chronic, unperceptive, unperceiving, unpointed, dull, obtuse, pointless, degenerative, noncritical

   Synonyms:
   keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating

6. acuate, acute, sharp, needlelikeadjective

   ending in a sharp point

   Antonyms:
   degenerative, unperceptive, obtuse, chronic, pointless, dull, unpointed, noncritical, noncrucial, unperceiving

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acuate, penetrating, piercing, intense, penetrative

7. acuteadjective

   of critical importance and consequence

   "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

   Antonyms:
   obtuse, degenerative, noncrucial, dull, noncritical, pointless, unpointed, chronic, unperceptive, unperceiving

   Synonyms:
   keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACUTE

   Synonyms:
   (1) Analysis of Coronary Ultrasound Thrombolysis Endpoints in Acute Myocardial Infarction,, (2) Assessment of Cardioversion Utilizing Transesophageal Echocardiography

How to use acute in a sentence?

1. Nelson Chao:

   In the event of acute radiation exposure, illness is determined by extent of exposure to radiation dose and time.

2. Shizuo Yoshimoto:

   There are quite a few cases where patients are unable to get a hold of drugs, so one issue is how to maintain treatment for those with chronic illness. Another is acute illness, as heatstroke is on the rise.

3. Ian Rodgers:

   For children ... being out of school for months or years, dealing with the acute tension and anxiety at home, as well as separation from friends and relatives, daily discrimination, child labour, early marriage, and living in insecure, poor parts of cities or towns, has a serious and profound impact on their mental and physical health.

4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. John H. Watson, referring to Sherlock Holmes, in "A Scandal in Bohemia":

   The stage lost a fine actor, just as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.

5. Peter Hotez:

   So many of these neglected tropical diseases are not acute infections like ... the flu or common cold, many are chronic, debilitating conditions that mimic non-communicable diseases ... If somebody has epilepsy, they don't think of cysticercosis ... If a child tests poorly in school, the pediatrician or nurse practitioner won't think of toxocariasis.

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