Acuting

Synonyms for "acuting" (341 found)

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Closest matches (69)

critical intense absorbing acanthoid acanthous accurate acicular acrid active acuate aculeate aculeiform acuminate acute accent acute angled afflictive aggravated aggressive agile agonizing

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Adjective(1 words)

Noun(2 words)

acute accent aigu

Adjective(3 words)

acute-angled bad clear

Strong matches (102)

deepgoing designing desperate diplomatic dire discerning discriminating distressing double edged double-edged drastic dynamic ear piercing ear-piercing edged energetic enterprising enthusiastic excessive excruciating

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Adjective(5 words)

discriminating incisive intense keen knifelike

Adjective(4 words)

distinct emergent fast keen

Related words (170)

machiavellian machiavellic menacing meticulous mettlesome mucronate narrow nasty needle-pointed needle-sharp needlelike nice nimble observant outrageous painful paroxysmal pawky peaked peaky

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penetrating penetrative peppy perceptive percipient perilous perspicacious perspicuous pervading piercing piping pivotal poignant pointed politic precarious precise pressing prickly probing profound pronged provident pungent quick quick-witted racking razor-edged ready reedy resourceful rigorous robust rough sagacious sage scheming screaky screeching screechy sensitive serious serpentine set severe shall sharp sharp-pointed sharp-sighted sharp-witted shifty shooting shrewd shrieking shrieky shrill slick slippery sly smacking smart smooth snaky snappy sneaky sophistical sore spanking spasmatic spasmic spasmodic spiculate spiked spiky spined spinous spiny spirited splitting squeaking squeaky stabbing stealthy stinging strategic strenuous strong subacute subtile subtle sudden supple tactful tactical take charge take-charge take-over tapered tapering terrible thin threatening tined tinny toothed tormenting torturous tough treble trenchant trickish tricksy tricky two-edged ululant unbated unconscionable understanding urgent vehement venomous vibrant vicious vigilant vigorous violent virulent vivacious vivid vulpine wailing wary whining whistling wily wise zestful zesty zippy

Adjective(5 words)

needlelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp

Adjective(6 words)

peracute powerful pressing rapid strong sudden

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