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Acute

//əˈkjuːt//

Synonyms for "acute" (321 found)

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Informal (52)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(7 words)

set keen ready cutting smart wise howling

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

heavy sore spanking cruel

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(6 words)

hard sharp high rough deep slick

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

fine nice

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

tough

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

great

Adj, adv, name, slang(1 words)

strong

Adj, name, verb, slang(1 words)

harsh

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(1 words)

lively

Adj, name, noun, slang(3 words)

nasty cunning foxy

Adj, noun, slang(5 words)

active caustic sneaky peppy ear-piercing

Adj, adv, slang(3 words)

fierce serious terrible

Adj, name, slang(2 words)

clever dire

Adj, slang(13 words)

shifty snappy tricky painful lusty horny shrewd dangerous zippy crucial kinetic zesty spiky

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

prickly

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

high-pressure

General use (269)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(5 words)

clear smooth thin instant treble

Adjective(11 words)

sharp keen piercing intense penetrating incisive discriminating knifelike acuate penetrative needlelike

Adj, name, noun, verb(4 words)

grave arch serpentine alert

Adj, noun, verb(35 words)

narrow understanding subtle piercing living politic violent profound shooting biting threatening stinging piping pressing shrill scheming crying menacing gnawing harrowing

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compelling designing stabbing enterprising splitting discerning absorbing tormenting agonizing go-go smacking racking probing shrieking keening

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

quick

Adj, adv, noun(3 words)

extreme desperate sudden

Adj, name(2 words)

severe reedy

Adjective(121 words)

extravagant atrocious outrageous rigorous impetuous intense distinct vigorous furious slippery enthusiastic unconscionable luminous poignant grievous meticulous virulent forceful pungent robust

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excessive venomous incisive snaky vehement forcible trenchant ingenious fateful cogent exorbitant cute strenuous tactful insidious accurate deceitful inventive urgent insistent crafty artful vivacious immoderate vigilant imperious perspicuous acrid zestful astute resourceful tricksy clamorous provident hurtful stealthy strategic analytic mettlesome sagacious subtile precarious perceptive pawky wily farsighted pivotal cagey sophistical trickish guileful indelible hazardous perilous deep-laid excruciating perspicacious peaky afflictive pronged longsighted farseeing heartfelt spasmatic spasmic foresighted quick-witted torturous creaky double-edged insightful spinous squeaky Machiavellic forethoughtful forethoughted hispid argute apperceptive paroxysmal appercipient spined acicular knifelike ululant sharp-witted screechy screaky unbated acanthoid cusped longheaded acanthous shrieky needle-sharp sharp-pointed two-edged aculeiform mucronate deep-felt homefelt

Adj, noun(27 words)

critical imperative sensitive exquisite hearty spasmodic dainty vivid aggressive machiavellian dynamic diplomatic energetic intelligent feline agile exigent tinny observant tactical

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spiny vibrant percipient climacteric vulpine drastic aculeate

Adj, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

knowing

Adj, verb(26 words)

brisk pointed penetrating spirited precise animated wary intemperate distressing aware nimble toothed discriminating aggravated peaked barbed horned edged spiked tapered

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acuminate cuspidate tined spiculate acuate cornuted

Adj, name, verb(1 words)

supple

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

sage

Adj, adv, name(2 words)

canny sly

Noun, verb(10 words)

hurting griping whistling whining foreseeing wailing tapering cramping screeching squeaking

go go full of pep double edged take-charge sharp-sighted high-priority needle-pointed deepgoing keen-edged razor-edged

Verb(5 words)

take charge intensified shall pervading featheredged

Noun(4 words)

ear piercing take-over acute accent aigu

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