Definition for Acute:

• Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.

Synonyms for Acute:

• adj.

  •acicular (adjective)
  • needle-shaped.
  •bright (adjective)
  • Clear-headed.
  •critical (adjective)
  • pivotal,
  • high-priority,
  • climacteric.
  •cuspate (adjective)
  • cusped.
  •deeply perceptive (adjective)
  • discerning,
  • astute,
  • insightful,
  • smart,
  • observant,
  • clever,
  • ingenious,
  • subtle,
  • intuitive.
  •extreme (adjective)
  • strong.
  •having a sharp end or point (adjective)
  • peaked,
  • spiked,
  • sharpened,
  • aciculate,
  • acicular.
  •high (adjective)
  • treble.
  •intelligent (adjective)
  • bright.
  •loud (adjective)
  • splitting.
  •painful (adjective)
  • hurtful,
  • inflaming,
  • harrowing,
  • uncomfortable,
  • burdensome,
  • cutting,
  • cruel,
  • disagreeable,
  • distressful,
  • tormenting,
  • grievous,
  • Irksome,
  • bitter,
  • unbearable,
  • oppressive,
  • chafing,
  • troublesome,
  • Gnawing,
  • Besetting,
  • agonizing,
  • biting,
  • anguishing,
  • insufferable,
  • horrendous,
  • throbbing,
  • stabbing,
  • withering,
  • woeful,
  • crushing,
  • torturing,
  • irritating,
  • Cramping,
  • miserable,
  • unpleasant,
  • trying,
  • severe,
  • painful,
  • bothersome,
  • aggravating,
  • wrenching,
  • grueling,
  • arduous,
  • offensive,
  • annoying,
  • stinging,
  • aching,
  • odious,
  • smarting.
  •pungent (adjective)
  • mordant.
  •sagacious (adjective)
  • sapient.
  •sensitive (adjective)
  • sensory,
  • Susceptive,
  • reactive.
  •severe, intense (adjective)
  • overwhelming,
  • racking,
  • powerful,
  • overpowering,
  • distressing.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • bristly,
  • needle-point,
  • prickly,
  • barbed,
  • tined,
  • spiky,
  • jagged,
  • lancinating,
  • Thistly,
  • spiny,
  • needlelike,
  • Needle-pointed,
  • spinous,
  • keen-edged,
  • needle-like,
  • knife-edged,
  • razor-edged,
  • spear-like,
  • horned,
  • thorny.
  •shrill (adjective)
  • reedy,
  • strident,
  • hoarse,
  • creaky,
  • jarring,
  • squeaky,
  • scratching,
  • rasping,
  • squealing,
  • grating,
  • jangling,
  • whining,
  • shrieking,
  • screeching,
  • screaming,
  • whistling,
  • scraping,
  • harsh,
  • Caterwauling.
  •very important (adjective)
  • essential,
  • afflictive.
  •wicked (adjective)
  • wicked.

• n.

  •
  • diacritic,
  • tilde,
  • dieresis,
  • circumflex,
  • cedilla.
  •
  • awful,
  • probing,
  • sensitive,
  • careful.
  •
  • assail,
  • perceive,
  • distinguish.
  •
  • piping,
  • shrieky,
  • shrilly.
  •acute (noun)
  • ague,
  • acuate,
  • incisive,
  • sharp,
  • penetrating,
  • acute accent,
  • discriminating,
  • subacute,
  • knifelike.
  •crucial (noun)
  • important,
  • decisive,
  • serious,
  • urgent,
  • dangerous,
  • vital,
  • drastic.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • traumatic,
  • primary,
  • low-grade,
  • sharply,
  • assault,
  • raging,
  • contagious,
  • itchy,
  • smell,
  • incurable,
  • fatal,
  • massive,
  • invasive,
  • extreme,
  • parasitic.
  •
  • savage,
  • terminal,
  • shooting,
  • proper,
  • local.
  •
  • advanced,
  • viral,
  • sense.
  •intense
  • fierce.

Paraphrases for Acute:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    acute-care.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    aguda.
  • Adjective
    intense, pronounced, extreme, immediate, Accentuated, Heightened, great, fierce, perceptive, steep, desperate, difficult, melancholy, dire, dramatic, strong, prominent, drastic, profound, compelling, keen, marked, absolute, crucial, conspicuous, delicate, acrimonious, incisive, harsh, aggravated, pulmonary, short-lived, penetrating, astute, enormous, sensitive, sudden, tough, stark, alarming, short-duration, abject, intractable, considerable, heated, violent, daunting, accurate, pointed, imperative.
  • Proper noun, singular
    estates, Las.
  • Noun, plural
    levels.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    urgent, gravest, pressing, deep, substantial.

Antonyms for Acute:

• adj.

  • all
    obtuse, chronic.
  • deeply perceptive
    not serious, slow, insensitive, Imperceptive, blunt, unimportant, calm, ignorant, stupid, forthright, dull, mild, honest, dense, moderate.
  • severe, intense
    kind, soothing, pleasant.
  • Other antonyms:
    incidental, bad, imprecise, safe, decreased, feeble, eased, minor, trivial, idiotic, lessened, dulled, deadened, alleviated, dimmed, light, unperceiving, negligible, moderated, stable, unperceptive, fading, reduced, subdued, noncrucial, shallow, superficial, dead, stolid, unpointed, pointless, inaccurate, undiscerning, insensible, diminished, imbecile, numb, qualified, blind, weak, toned.

Homophones for Acute:

• aged, accede, aesthete, associate, acetate, agitated, accost, Asadha, associated, azide, act out, accused, azote, aghast, 15 August 1945, Agua Toad, assisted, acth, actuated, asset, acuate, actuate, act, aguacate, agate, agouti, actaea, access code, acadia, august 6, acidity, aside, august 1, axe head, acquit, assist, acedia, assiduity, acid dye, augusta, ague weed, agueweed, acheta, aught, august, as yet, astute, august 15, aikido, axseed, ascot, augite, acuity, Azo Dye, azido, ax head, acid, acid head, acquitted, agitate, ask out, acaudate, asat, azt.

Hyponym for Acute:

• n.

  • communication
    accent mark, accent.