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Synonyms for acute:


adj. deeply perceptive

intense
keen
sharp
subtle
sensitive
smart
astute
canny
clever
discerning
discriminating
incisive
ingenious
insightful
intuitive
judicious
observant
penetrating
perspicacious
piercing
quick-witted

adj. very important

critical
dangerous
dire
serious
severe
sudden
urgent
desperate
essential
grave
afflictive
crucial
decisive
vital

adj. severe, intense

excruciating
fierce
keen
overwhelming
poignant
severe
sharp
sudden
cutting
shooting
distressing
exquisite
overpowering
piercing
powerful
racking
stabbing
violent

adj. having a sharp end or point

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

Examples of uses:

He's suffering from acute subcellular degradation.
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He has retrograde amnesia, acute psychological suppression.
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Hardship of both parents, acute feelings of inferiority.
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This is an acute case of upper-abdominal distension.
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He seems to be suffering from acute sleep deprivation.
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Mr Stampler suffers from an acute disassociative condition.
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But Cardassian hearing isn't quite as acute as humans'.
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There's a lot of religious delusion among acute schizophrenics.
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I have an acute phobia of people prying into my personal life.
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There are two reactions; the first is an acute reaction...
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