acute
Less than right
Acute means sharp or intense.
An acute angle is less than 90 degrees—sharper than a right angle.
Acute pain is severe; acute hearing is highly sensitive.
An acute illness comes on suddenly and intensely but briefly, unlike a chronic one that persists: acute bronchitis.
Acute awareness or acute observations are penetratingly sharp.
The accent mark (´) is called an acute accent.
Sharp or enthusiastic
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- discerningHaving keen judgment
insightful · observant · sharp-witted · penetrating · incisive · quick · alert · aware
Fine-edged, or astute
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
intense · severe · localized · sudden · excruciating · lancinating · cramping · stinging
Ending in sharp point
- acicularNeedle-shaped in form
- attenuateReduce in force
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
tip · pointed · tapering · lanceolate · mucronate · margin · venation · blade
Extremely harsh or strict
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- concentratedGathered or intensified
critical · dire · grave · urgent · pressing · serious · exigent · desperate
Medical treatment facility
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- life-threateningRisking death
stabilize · resuscitation · trauma · ICU · diagnosis · treatment · onset · symptoms
Lacking mental sharpness
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- degreeUnit of measurement
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
protractor · geometry · reflex · complementary · supplementary · bisect · measure · radian
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
discerning · insightful · observant · sharp-witted · penetrating · incisive · quick · alert · aware · sensitive
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
throbbing · intense · severe · localized · sudden · excruciating · lancinating · cramping · stinging · burning
acuminate
Ending in sharp point
leaf · tip · pointed · tapering · lanceolate · mucronate · margin · venation · blade · needle-like
severe
Extremely harsh or strict
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- heightenedIncreased in degree
concentrated · critical · dire · grave · urgent · pressing · serious · exigent · desperate · dramatic
hospital
Medical treatment facility
life-threatening · stabilize · resuscitation · trauma · ICU · diagnosis · treatment · onset · symptoms · episode
obtuse
Lacking mental sharpness
triangle · protractor · geometry · reflex · complementary · supplementary · bisect · measure · radian · inclination
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- medical stagesrecovery phase, late stage, early-stage, advanced stage, final stage
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- homeopathyremedies, calendula, dilutions, like cures like, hypericum
acutechronic
Persisting over time
long-term · persistent · ongoing · prolonged · lingering
acutemild
Moderate in intensity
minor · negligible · nonurgent · noncritical · trivial
- mental acuitySharpness of thought
- acute angleBelow ninety degrees
- acute painSevere, sudden discomfort
- acute careUrgent medical intervention
- acute anxietyIntense, overwhelming worry
- acute trianglePolygon with three sub-90° corners
acumen, acutely, acuity, acuteness, acupuncture, acutest, acute angle