adj. Function: adjective
1
Synonyms: POINTED 1, acicular, aciculate, acuminate, acuminous, cuspidate, peaked, peaky, piked, sharp
Related Words: barbed, prickly, spiky, spined, spiny
Antonyms: blunt
2
Synonyms: SHARP 4, keen, penetrating, penetrative, quick-sighted, quick-witted, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted
Related Words: cutting, incisive, trenchant; piercing
Contrasted Words: crass, dense, dull, slow, stupid
Antonyms: obtuse
3 perceiving clearly and sensitively FF1C; an acute ear FF1E;
Synonyms: keen, perceptive, sensitive, sharp
Related Words: observant, penetrating, probing; accurate, meticulous, precise
Contrasted Words: imperceptive, insensitive; imprecise, inaccurate; inexact, uncritical
Antonyms: dull
4 elevated in pitch FF1C; an acute note FF1E;
Synonyms: argute, high, piercing, piping, sharp, shrill, thin, treble
Related Words: penetrating; reedy, screechy, shrieky, shrilly, squeaky; tinny
Contrasted Words: bass, deep, low
Antonyms: grave
5
Synonyms: SHARP 8, knifelike, piercing, shooting, stabbing
6 serious to the point of approaching a crisis FF1C; an acute housing shortage FF1E;
Synonyms: climacteric, critical, crucial, desperate, dire
Related Words: afflictive, grave, serious; aggravated, intensified; dangerous, hazardous, menacing, perilous, precarious, threatening; exigent, urgent