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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'acute' Princeton's WordNet
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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'acute' English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 co Synonyms: astute , acute , discerning , penetrating , sharp , clear-sighted , discriminating , penetrative , shrewd , crafty , keen , perspicacious , subtile , cunning , knowing , sagacious , subtle Antonyms: blind , idiotic , shallow , stolid , undiscerning , dull , imbecile , short-sighted , stupid , unintelligent
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