Acute

/əˈkjuːt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Acute

noun

  1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
  2. An accent or tone higher than others.
  3. An acute accent (´).

    "The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."

verb

  1. To give an acute sound to.

    "He acutes his rising inflection too much."

  2. To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

adjective

  1. Brief, quick, short.

    "It was an acute event."

  2. High or shrill.

    "an acute accent or tone"

  3. Intense, sensitive, sharp.

    "She had an acute sense of honour.  Eagles have very acute vision."

  4. Urgent.

    "His need for medical attention was acute."

  5. With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

Anagrams of Acute

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18 words can be made from the letters in "acute":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

acute-angledemergentpressingsuddenfastrapidkeenpowerfulstrong

ANTONYMS

gravechronicdullobtuseslowwitlessleisurelyobtuse-angled
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