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acute

Letters that make acute

a, e, c, t, u are letters that make 'acute'

Words within acute

te, Ute, AC, ut, cut, cute, Ac, Cu, Te, UT are words within 'acute'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of acute

acuter, acutes are words created by adding a letter to 'acute'

acute is a 5 letter word starting with a
acute is a 5 letter word ending with e

7 possible definitions for 'acute'

Acute as "a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation"

Under this definition, acute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

acute accent, ague have the same meaning as 'acute'

acute as a type

'acute' can be a type of accent, accent mark.

Acute as "of an angle, less than 90 degrees"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

obtuse has the opposite meaning of acute

Acute as "ending in a sharp point"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sharp, acuate, needlelike have the same meaning as 'acute'

Derivatives of acute

keenness, acuteness, sharpness, sharp are derivatives of 'acute'.

Similar to acute

pointed is similar to acute.

Acute as "having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

incisive, discriminating, sharp, keen, knifelike, penetrating, piercing, penetrative have the same meaning as 'acute'

Derivatives of acute

acuity, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, incisiveness, trenchancy, fathom, penetrate, bottom are derivatives of 'acute'.

Similar to acute

perceptive is similar to acute.

Example of acute used within this context

"an acute observer of politics and politicians", "incisive comments", "icy knifelike reasoning", "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang", "penetrating insight", "frequent penetrative observations"

Acute as "extremely sharp or intense"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

intense has the same meaning as acute

Similar to acute

sharp is similar to acute.

Example of acute used within this context

"acute pain", "felt acute annoyance", "intense itching and burning"

Acute as "of critical importance and consequence"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to acute

critical is similar to acute.

Example of acute used within this context

"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

Acute as "having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course"

Under this definition, acute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

chronic has the opposite meaning of acute

acute as a category

'acute' can be a category of medicine, medical specialty.

Similar to acute

subacute is similar to acute.

Example of acute used within this context

"acute appendicitis", "the acute phase of the illness", "acute patients"