acute
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Types & categories
- accent mark hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
acute appendicitis
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
extremely sharp or intense
acute pain
Related & opposite
- sharp similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
an acute observer of politics and politicians
Related & opposite
- incisiveness derivation
- sharpness derivation
- fathom derivation
- perceptive similar to
Sense 5 adjective
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Related & opposite
- obtuse antonym
Sense 6 adjective
ending in a sharp point
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Sense 7 adjective
of critical importance and consequence
an acute (or critical) lack of research funds
Related & opposite
- critical similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | accent mark |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | chronic |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | subacute |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incisiveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharpness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fathom |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | perceptive |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | obtuse |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | keenness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | acuteness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | pointed |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | critical |