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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /
ADJECTIVE
deeply perceptive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intense keen sharp subtle
STRONG
sensitive smart
WEAK
astute canny clever discerning discriminating incisive ingenious insightful intuitive judicious observant penetrating perspicacious piercing quick-witted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blunt calm dull forthright honest ignorant mild moderate stupid
WEAK
dense imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow unimportant
ADJECTIVE
very important
Synonyms
STRONGEST
critical dangerous dire serious severe sudden urgent
STRONG
desperate essential grave
WEAK
afflictive crucial decisive vital
Antonyms
STRONGEST
trivial unimportant
WEAK
blunt dense dull imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow stupid
ADJECTIVE
severe, intense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excruciating fierce keen overwhelming poignant severe sharp sudden
STRONG
cutting shooting
WEAK
distressing exquisite overpowering piercing powerful racking stabbing violent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blunt calm dull ignorant kind mild pleasant slow soothing stupid
WEAK
dense imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse unimportant
ADJECTIVE
having a sharp end or point
Synonyms
WEAK
acicular aciculate acuminate acuminous cuspate cuspidate knifelike needle-shaped peaked piked pointed sharpened spiked
Antonyms
WEAK
blunt dense dull imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow stupid unimportant

Example Sentences

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Tragedies like this spur people to donate blood, but the reality is, the need for blood is acute year-round.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Crucially at the time I was not able to elicit acute psychotic symptoms.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It is a credit to principal writer Sarah Quintrell that the peculiarities of the characters in “Pride and Prejudice” become more acute as they age.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Demand destruction is more acute in Asia, which gets about 60% of its crude and crude products from the Middle East; there, demand destruction is already a daily reality.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

His pale, laboring face was screwed up unconsciously into a grimace of acute discomfort.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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