Acute

//əˈkjuːt//

Synonyms for "acute" (341 found)

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Closest matches (69)

Adjective(1 words)
acuate
Noun(2 words)
acute accentaigu
Adjective(3 words)
acute-angledbadclear

Strong matches (102)

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Adjective(4 words)
distinctemergentfastkeen

Related words (170)

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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coordinate

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

180 translations across 46 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ὀξυγώνιος adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Arabic

3 entries
  • حَادّ adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • شَدِيد adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • شَدِيد adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Armenian

4 entries
  • սուր adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • սուր adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • սուր adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • սուր adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Asturian

1 entries
  • agudu adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • во́стры adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • акутен adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • акутен adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • интензивен adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • остър adj (urgent — see also urgent)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကျဉ်း adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Catalan

4 entries
  • agut adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • agut adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • agut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • agut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 急性 adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • 急性 adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • 敏銳 /敏锐 adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • 激烈 adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Czech

4 entries
  • akutní adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akutní adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • akutní adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • bystrý adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Danish

4 entries
  • akut adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • akut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • kort adj (brief, quick, short)

Dutch

4 entries
  • acuut adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • acuut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • acuut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • dringend adj (urgent — see also urgent)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • akra adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • akra adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • akuta adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • akuta adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Estonian

4 entries
  • lihtrõhk adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)
  • äge adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • äge adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • äge adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Finnish

4 entries
  • akuutti adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akuutti adj ((linguistics) of an accent or tone: generally higher than others)
  • akuutti adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • akuutti adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

French

4 entries
  • aigu adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • aigu adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • aigu adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • aigu adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Galician

3 entries
  • agudo adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • agudo adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • vivo adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Georgian

4 entries
  • აკუტი adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)
  • აკუტური მახვილი adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)
  • გადაუდებელი adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • მახვილი adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

German

3 entries
  • akut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • scharf adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • spitz adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Greek

3 entries
  • οξύς adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • οξύς adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • οξύς adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • דחוף adj (urgent — see also urgent)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • akut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • hegyes adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • heveny adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • terävä adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Italian

1 entries
  • acuto adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Japanese

4 entries
  • せつじつ adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • せつじつ adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • 急性の adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • 急性の adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ស្រួច adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Latin

1 entries
  • acutus adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • smailus adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Malay

4 entries
  • akut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • akut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • mendadak adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • mendadak adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Māori

2 entries
  • tāhapa adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • tārūrū adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Navajo

1 entries
  • zhítsʼóóz adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • akutt adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akutt adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • spiss adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • akutt adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akutt adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • كسكین adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Persian

4 entries
  • تند adj (brief, quick, short)
  • تند adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • تیز adj (brief, quick, short)
  • تیز adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Polish

4 entries
  • akutowy adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)
  • ostry adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • ostry adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • akcent ostry noun (accent or tone higher than others)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • agudo adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • agudo adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • agudo adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • agudo adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)

Romanian

1 entries
  • ascuțit adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Russian

4 entries
  • неотло́жный adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • о́стрый adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • о́стрый adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • о́стрый adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agudo adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)
  • agudo adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • agudo adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • grave adj (urgent — see also urgent)

Swedish

4 entries
  • akut adj (urgent — see also urgent)
  • akut adj ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset)
  • akut adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • akut adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kipot adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • pahilis adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)

Thai

1 entries
  • แหลม adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)

Turkish

2 entries
  • dar adj ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees)
  • keskin adj (intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cấp adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • cấp tính adj ((medicine) of a short-lived condition)
  • sắc adj ((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)

Welsh

1 entries
  • tost adj (urgent — see also urgent)

Sample sentences

48 total sentences available.

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This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.

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I have an acute pain here.

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A dog has an acute sense of smell.

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An acute lack of funds is holding up the plan.

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