 Synonyms and Antonyms of acute 
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1. (adj) acute accent, acute, ague
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Synonyms: chills and fever, ague, acute, acute accent
Antonyms: dull, noncrucial, pointless, degenerative, unperceptive, obtuse, chronic, noncritical, unperceiving, unpointed
2. (adj) acute
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Synonyms: keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating
Antonyms: unperceiving, noncritical, noncrucial, obtuse, dull, unpointed, unperceptive, degenerative, chronic, pointless
3. (adj) acute, intense
extremely sharp or intense
Synonyms: keen, penetrating, vivid, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acute, acuate, discriminating
Antonyms: unperceptive, noncritical, obtuse, unpointed, pointless, chronic, unperceiving, degenerative, noncrucial, dull
4. (adj) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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, acute, piercing, penetrating, swell, cracking, crisp, stabbing, peachy
Antonyms: noncritical, noncrucial, pointless, unperceptive, degenerative, unperceiving, obtuse, chronic, unpointed, dull
5. (adj) acute
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Synonyms: keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating
Antonyms: noncrucial, chronic, unperceptive, unperceiving, unpointed, dull, obtuse, pointless, degenerative, noncritical
6. (adj) acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike
ending in a sharp point
Synonyms: abrupt, shrill, astute, sharp, incisive, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, acuate, penetrating, piercing, intense, penetrative
Antonyms: degenerative, unperceptive, obtuse, chronic, pointless, dull, unpointed, noncritical, noncrucial, unperceiving
7. (adj) acute
of critical importance and consequence
Synonyms: keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, intense, sharp, needlelike, acuate, discriminating
Antonyms: obtuse, degenerative, noncrucial, dull, noncritical, pointless, unpointed, chronic, unperceptive, unperceiving
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