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Antonyms for acute
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-kyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkyut |
Definition of acute
Origin :- late 14c., originally of fevers and diseases, "coming and going quickly" (opposed to a chronic), from Latin acutus "sharp, pointed," figuratively "shrill, penetrating; intelligent, cunning," past participle of acuere "sharpen" (see acuity). Meaning "sharp, irritating" is from early 15c. Meaning "intense" is from 1727. Related: Acutely; acuteness.
- adj deeply perceptive
- adj very important
- adj severe, intense
- adj having a sharp end or point
- His sufferings were so acute that a minute examination of his injuries could not be made.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- With acute precipitancy he was separated from the currency that had come to him.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- She had been ill with acute rheumatism in all her limbs for the last thirteen months.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- For a moment an acute chill of horror rooted Pierre to the spot.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- At the bottom of the falls the river turns an acute angle and flows to the west.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- It is self-love inflamed to the acute point; conceit, with a hair-trigger.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- To my acute distress he here thumbed me in the ribs and laughed again.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- His sense of proportion was far too acute to permit so grievous an error.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- That the Baroness was a woman of acute feeling, Vivian could not doubt.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- And again that evening she came into acute antagonism with her friend.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
Synonyms for acute
- acicular
- aciculate
- acuminate
- acuminous
- afflictive
- astute
- canny
- clever
- critical
- crucial
- cuspate
- cuspidate
- cutting
- dangerous
- decisive
- desperate
- dire
- discerning
- discriminating
- distressing
- essential
- excruciating
- exquisite
- fierce
- grave
- incisive
- ingenious
- insightful
- intense
- intuitive
- judicious
- keen
- knifelike
- needle-shaped
- observant
- overpowering
- overwhelming
- peaked
- penetrating
- perspicacious
- piercing
- piked
- poignant
- pointed
- powerful
- quick-witted
- racking
- sensitive
- serious
- severe
- sharp
- sharpened
- shooting
- smart
- spiked
- stabbing
- subtle
- sudden
- urgent
- violent
- vital
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