Acute Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-kyo͝ot
Sharp
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. acuate
  4. acuminate
  5. mucronate
  6. pointed
  7. severe
  8. acicular
  9. aciculate
  10. aciculated
  11. cuspate
  12. keen
  13. cuspated
  14. cuspidate
  15. cuspidated
  16. cutting
  17. pointy
  18. argute
  19. machiavellic
  20. longheaded
  21. cornuted
  22. deep-laid
  23. needlelike
  24. forethoughtful
  25. needle-sharp
  26. peaky
  27. cusped
  28. screaky
  29. unbated
Antonyms:
  1. dull
  2. blunt
Pointed
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. sharp
  2. sharp-pointed
  3. gnawing
  4. knifelike
  5. lancinating
  6. spiked
  7. piercing
  8. shooting
  9. keen
  10. stabbing
Shrewd
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. high
  2. clever
  3. high-pitched
  4. piercing
  5. astute
  6. piping
  7. shrieky
  8. shrill
  9. shrilly
  10. penetrating
  11. treble
Antonyms:
  1. obtuse
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. acumen
  2. acuteness
  3. acute-accent
  4. criticality
  5. cruciality
  6. danger
  7. exigency
  8. extremity
  9. urgency
  10. ague
Keenly perceptive or discerning:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. sharp
  2. tined

Words Related to Acute

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Acute Sentence Examples

  • The branches grow at a more acute angle.

  • He had had a short illness, there had been a brief time of acute suffering, then all was over.

  • They called it acute congestion of the stomach and brain.

  • Jared.s senses were more acute than his, and he turned to face the direction of the castle.

  • The struggle between ethical religion and the current worship became acute toward the end of the 7th century.

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