Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Antonyms for more acute
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-kyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkyut |
Definition of more 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
- This may have been so, but the hearing of the Indian was more acute than that of the travelers.
- Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
- He could not define the cause of his fear—but that only made his fear the more acute.
- Extract from : « Werwolves » by Elliott O'Donnell
- On the men's side of the house the division on dress is more acute.
- Extract from : « Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty » by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
- Hilda herself would not have shrunk from it with more acute disgust.
- Extract from : « The Exiles of Faloo » by Barry Pain
- But the down part of the journey is full of more acute dangers.
- Extract from : « Friends of France » by Various
- What can be more acute, more profound, or more refined than the judgment of Linacre?
- Extract from : « Cambridge and its Story » by Charles William Stubbs
- Meanwhile the distress in the city grew more and more acute.
- Extract from : « Callias » by Alfred John Church
- The divisions of opinion at home were more acute than in 1914.
- Extract from : « Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. » by Charles L. Graves
- The packages he saw there made his feeling of emptiness the more acute.
- Extract from : « Seven Keys to Baldpate » by Earl Derr Biggers
- Dying philosopher could not have displayed a more acute detachment.
- Extract from : « The Crime Doctor » by Ernest William Hornung
Synonyms for more 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
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019