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more acute

ADJECTIVE

deeply perceptive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intense keen sharp subtle

STRONG

sensitive smart

WEAK

astute canny clever discerning discriminating incisive ingenious insightful intuitive judicious observant penetrating perspicacious piercing quick-witted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blunt calm dull forthright honest ignorant mild moderate stupid

WEAK

dense imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow unimportant

ADJECTIVE

very important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

critical dangerous dire serious severe sudden urgent

STRONG

desperate essential grave

WEAK

afflictive crucial decisive vital

Antonyms

STRONGEST

trivial unimportant

WEAK

blunt dense dull imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow stupid

ADJECTIVE

severe, intense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excruciating fierce keen overwhelming poignant severe sharp sudden

STRONG

cutting shooting

WEAK

distressing exquisite overpowering piercing powerful racking stabbing violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blunt calm dull ignorant kind mild pleasant slow soothing stupid

WEAK

dense imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse unimportant

ADJECTIVE

having a sharp end or point

Synonyms

WEAK

acicular aciculate acuminate acuminous cuspate cuspidate knifelike needle-shaped peaked piked pointed sharpened spiked

Antonyms

WEAK

blunt dense dull imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse slow stupid unimportant

Example Sentences

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The average teenager has never left the country or experienced heartbreak any more acute than the burn of their first breakup, soon to be forgotten by a multitude of other casual flings and serious partners.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

In some places, the pain at the pump is even more acute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The issue has become even more acute for Ukraine as it struggles to mobilise men for the front: "Those who wanted to fight are already fighting," the commander accepts.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Yet that could start to change in the coming weeks as energy supply shortages in Europe and Asia grow more acute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda.

From "1984" by George Orwell