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more acute

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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The problems residents complain about feel more acute and intractable.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The average teenager has never left the country or experienced heartbreak any more acute than the burn of their first breakup, soon to be forgotten by a multitude of other casual flings and serious partners.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

But even free-spending Big Tech companies have to reckon with the impact of inflation driving up borrowing costs—and that’s an even more acute pressure for ordinary consumers.

From Barron's • May 18, 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

It was all the more acute for not having her and wanting, like the wish he had to be whole again and to live a different life.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson