Word "ACUTE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
extremely sharp or severe
Synonyms:
intense
Examples:
acute pain
felt acute annoyance

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Synonyms:
discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
Examples:
an acute observer of politics and politicians

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
ending in a sharp point
Synonyms:
acuate, needlelike, sharp

Crossword Clues for ACUTE

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Like a particular accent?
Severe economy in odd parts of area (5)
Very sharp Commuter 19 Apr 2024
Perceptive Mirror Tea Time 14 Apr 2024
An attractive kind of accent (5)
An attractive word for sharp (5)
Angled between zero and 90 degrees The Times Concise 05 Apr 2024
Getting a cut. The point is sharp (5)
Sharp: - sight
A sweet accent (5)
Opposite of obtuse Universal 23 Mar 2024
Like an angle less than 90 degrees
Less than 90 degrees, angle wise
Less than right Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2024
Severe or sharp (5)
Like sharp pain Universal 27 Feb 2024
A smart kind of accent
A charming sort of accent (5)
A lovable type of accent (5)
Making a cut key is critical
Keen LA Times Mini 15 Feb 2024
Sharp causing laceration in casualty The Guardian Cryptic 07 Feb 2024
Like a 10-degree angle USA Today 05 Feb 2024
Not quite right, perhaps Wall Street Journal 03 Feb 2024
An endearing type can be quite perceptive (5)
Piercing Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2024
Sharp in effect
In mathematics, an angle of less than 90 degrees Mirror Quiz 31 Jan 2024
Keen, intense (5) Puzzler 31 Jan 2024
A pretty piercing
Like a 34-degree angle Universal 18 Jan 2024
Less than 90 degrees Commuter 18 Jan 2024
Sharp, making a cut with the point (5)
Sharp note? Charming! (5)
Like a 25-degree angle USA Today 14 Jan 2024
Sharp or severe Mirror Classic 31 Dec 2023
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 26 Dec 2023
First of athletes attractive and keen (5)
Agony, ... pain
Sharp, like eyesight
Severe division in Austria and Spain (5)
Minor injury seen in A & E is severe but short-lived (5)
Charming, starting with an A sharp (5)
Angle that is neither obtuse nor right (5)
Keen Eugene Sheffer 10 Nov 2023
A sweetly appealing type of accent (5) Puzzler Cryptic 06 Nov 2023
Keen expert outside but losing head The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Oct 2023
Less than 90, as an angle
Intense The Telegraph Quick 28 Sep 2023
Like a 30-degree angle USA Today 27 Sep 2023
Not obtuse Thomas Joseph 26 Sep 2023
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 18 Sep 2023
Opposite of obtuse USA Today 15 Sep 2023
Sharp The Telegraph Quick 01 Sep 2023
Sharp New York Times 20 Aug 2023
Like an 80-degree angle Universal 16 Aug 2023
Like some accents LA Times Daily 12 Aug 2023
Sharp, as vision Newsday 01 Aug 2023
Perceptive answer, darling! The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jul 2023
Like some angles LA Times Daily 07 Jul 2023
Keen The Guardian Quick 19 Jun 2023
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 06 Jun 2023
Sharp, intense The Telegraph Quick 24 May 2023
Less than 90 degrees, as an angle
Sharp as a tack Newsday 23 Apr 2023
Severe The Telegraph Quick 18 Apr 2023
Less than 90 degrees Eugene Sheffer 15 Apr 2023
Sharp New York Times 15 Apr 2023
Not quite right LA Times Daily 31 Mar 2023
Less than 90 degrees, as an angle
Angle that's less than 90 degrees, say
Like at least two angles in every triangle Universal 27 Feb 2023
American with endearing accent The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Feb 2023
Neither obtuse nor grave (and not right) The Guardian Cryptic 30 Jan 2023
Like a 1-degree or 89-degree angle
Like less-than-90-degree angles USA Today 15 Dec 2022
Severe, sharp The Telegraph Quick 23 Nov 2022
Sharp, as some angles LA Times Daily 14 Nov 2022
Like a 30-degree angle LA Times Daily 02 Nov 2022
Critical Canadiana 31 Oct 2022
Not right or obtuse USA Today 27 Oct 2022
American with charming accent The Telegraph Toughie 25 Oct 2022
Area with rather attractive grave The Times Cryptic 21 Oct 2022
Less than 90, as an angle
Like at least two angles of every triangle New York Times 27 Sep 2022
Severe Wall Street Journal 24 Sep 2022
Opposite of obtuse USA Today 31 Aug 2022
Not obtuse LA Times Daily 21 Aug 2022
Like a 45-degree angle USA Today 16 Aug 2022
Very serious LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2022
Opposite of obtuse Universal 27 Jul 2022
é: what's over this letter — urgent The Guardian Quick 23 Jul 2022
American leader's pretty perceptive
Severe The Times Concise 26 Jun 2022
Less than 90 degrees Universal 12 May 2022
A pleasantly appealing French accent The Times Cryptic 03 May 2022
Not obtuse Thomas Joseph 02 May 2022
Like some angles The Washington Post 20 Apr 2022
Like some angles LA Times Daily 20 Apr 2022
Like a 14-degree angle Universal 15 Apr 2022
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 16 Mar 2022
Keen for a piece of the action at the end of June Irish Times Crosaire 08 Mar 2022
Less than right, geometrically Universal 07 Mar 2022
Severe Premier Sunday 06 Mar 2022
Keen, as eyesight Newsday 01 Mar 2022
Like an angle less than 90 degrees
Keen Thomas Joseph 23 Feb 2022
Like angles measuring less than 90 degrees USA Today 07 Feb 2022
Biting Thomas Joseph 05 Feb 2022
Less than right Thomas Joseph 26 Jan 2022
Less than 90 degrees Universal 19 Jan 2022
Keen Thomas Joseph 08 Jan 2022
Rhyme and synonym of 'astute' USA Today 19 Dec 2021
Short yet severe Universal 15 Dec 2021
Less than right Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2021
Intense The Telegraph Quick 11 Nov 2021
Not right or obtuse Universal 11 Oct 2021
Like an equilateral triangle's angles The Washington Post Sunday 10 Oct 2021
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 21 Sep 2021
Very perceptive Newsday 19 Sep 2021
Grave, vital The Telegraph Quick 12 Sep 2021
Perceptive The Washington Post 12 Sep 2021
Perceptive LA Times Daily 12 Sep 2021
Less than 90 degrees angle
Sharp New York Times 29 Aug 2021
Not quite right, perhaps? Universal 22 Aug 2021
Like the angles in an equilateral triangle USA Today 16 Jul 2021
Keen Thomas Joseph 14 Jul 2021
Not obtuse, in geometry
Like a four-degree angle Universal 31 May 2021
Word from the Latin for ''sharpened'' Newsday 01 May 2021
Severe USA Today 30 Apr 2021
Sharp Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2021
Sharp The Telegraph Quick 17 Apr 2021
Critical of reduction in wage, every now and then!
Drastic reduction in sales oddly overlooked
Word before "accent" or "angle" Universal 02 Apr 2021
Less than 90 degrees Universal 01 Apr 2021
Like a 45-degree angle Universal 27 Mar 2021
Leading character, pretty keen
Article pretty sharp-witted?
Sharp New York Times 03 Mar 2021
Keen Thomas Joseph 01 Mar 2021
Not quite right? Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2021
Sharp, as eyesight Newsday 03 Feb 2021
Sharp in perception USA Today 17 Jan 2021
Like an angle less than 90° New York Times 11 Jan 2021
Finely honed Newsday 10 Jan 2021
Critical, serious The Times Concise 29 Dec 2020
Under 90, in a way Wall Street Journal 19 Dec 2020
Less than right Thomas Joseph 02 Dec 2020
Very sharp USA Today 02 Dec 2020
Like a 45-degree angle USA Today 28 Nov 2020
A nice kind of accent
Shrewd copper outwardly irritated The Telegraph Toughie 13 Nov 2020
Sharp; serious The Telegraph Quick 13 Nov 2020
Like some angles Jonesin 10 Nov 2020
Highly perceptive Newsday 01 Nov 2020
Like a 30-degree angle Universal 10 Oct 2020
Like an angle that's neither right nor obtuse USA Today 25 Sep 2020
Sharp The Washington Post 13 Sep 2020
Angle less than 90 degrees
Sharp LA Times Daily 13 Sep 2020
Perspicacious Wall Street Journal 10 Sep 2020
Not quite right? New York Times 03 Sep 2020
Severe The Telegraph Quick 30 Aug 2020
Severe The Sun Two Speed 23 Aug 2020
Penetrating wound seen in A&E The Sun Two Speed 23 Aug 2020
Sharp; accent The Telegraph Quick 12 Aug 2020
Less than right, angle-wise LA Times Daily 04 Aug 2020
Less than right, angle-wise The Washington Post 04 Aug 2020
Not obtuse Thomas Joseph 28 Jul 2020
A notch by engineer is sharp
Sharp USA Today 24 Jul 2020
Severe; French accent The Telegraph Quick 20 Jul 2020
Critical The Washington Post Sunday 05 Jul 2020
Not obtuse, like an angle
Like angles less than 90 degrees
Less than 90°, as an angle New York Times 01 Jun 2020
Kind of angle Universal 08 May 2020
Intense Newsday 07 May 2020
Penetrating wound observed in A&E The Sun Two Speed 08 Apr 2020
A charming accent
A tricky accent
Sharp, as pain
Below 90 degrees The Washington Post Sunday 16 Feb 2020
Severe wound seen in hospital department
Initially, Alexander's charming
Sharp Canadiana 06 Jan 2020
A pretty grave
A lovely accent
Like some angles
Less than 90 degrees
Sharp or intense Irish Times Simplex 08 Oct 2019
Sharp, as intelligence Newsday 25 Sep 2019
Angle of less than 90 degrees Irish Times Simplex 17 Sep 2019
Less than right? Wall Street Journal 12 Aug 2019
Less than right, as an angle
Like two right-triangle angles LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2019
Like two right-triangle angles The Washington Post 01 Jul 2019
Less than obtuse Universal 01 Jul 2019
Extreme, like some pain
Intense, as pain USA Today 12 May 2019
Critical Wall Street Journal 17 Apr 2019
Less than right? LA Times Daily 14 Apr 2019
Extreme or severe, like pain or water shortage
Less than right? The Washington Post 14 Apr 2019
Less than right New York Times 27 Mar 2019
Sharp, as pain New York Times 18 Mar 2019
Keen to see law allowing universal suffrage finally
Serious wound for joiner in hospital department?
Less than 90 degrees, as an angle
Serious wound admitted to A&E
Keen Eugene Sheffer 31 Jan 2019
Like angles less than 90 degrees Family Time 27 Jan 2019
Keen for a cut at flyweight at the centre Irish Times Crosaire 11 Jan 2019
A clever sort of angle
Less than 90 degrees
Less than right
Intense, as pain
Like two right-triangle angles
Like a 45-degree angle
Less than right?
Like a 30-degree angle
Critical
Less than right?
Less than obtuse
Sharp, as pain
Sharp
Not quite right, maybe Wall Street Journal 13 Oct 2018
Well-honed Newsday 11 Oct 2018
It can describe a serious problem or a type of triangles
A pretty sharp accent
Keenly perceptive USA Today 17 Sep 2018
Severe but short, as an illness New York Times 04 Sep 2018
Sharp as a tack USA Today 16 Aug 2018
Sharp Premier Sunday 12 Aug 2018
Extremely sharp Newsday 02 Aug 2018
Severe wound identified in A & E
Biting Thomas Joseph 21 Jun 2018
Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions Canadiana 11 Jun 2018
Angle not quite right? Universal 01 Jun 2018
Mischievous goddess keeps copper keen
Penetrating wound in A&E The Sun Two Speed 24 Apr 2018
Like sharp pain Universal 23 Apr 2018
Like most triangle angles
Like a 20-degree angle Universal 28 Mar 2018
Very serious, as a water shortage The Washington Post 21 Mar 2018
Very serious, as a water shortage LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2018
Less than 90° New York Times 28 Feb 2018
Accent mark Canadiana 26 Feb 2018
Critical: shrewd The Guardian Speedy 28 Jan 2018
Below 90° New York Times 21 Jan 2018
Intense, as pain Universal 19 Jan 2018
Less than 90°
Sharp
Not quite right, maybe
Below 90°
Sharp as a tack
Keenly perceptive
Like sharp pain
Like a 20-degree angle
Intense, as pain
Angle not quite right?
Severe but short, as an illness
Penetrating, as insight Newsday 29 Dec 2017
André has one charming accent
Not quite right to be severe
Piercing The Telegraph Quick 29 Nov 2017
Piercing Premier Sunday 12 Nov 2017
Like a hawk's vision USA Today 25 Oct 2017
Razor-sharp USA Today 17 Oct 2017
Like some angles Universal 05 Oct 2017
A darling becoming intense
Sharp in perception Newsday 20 Aug 2017
Sharp-witted Newsday 27 Jul 2017
Less than 90 degrees Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2017
Some angles Universal 05 Jul 2017
Diacritical mark Canadiana 19 Jun 2017
A clipped English accent The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Jun 2017
Severe reduction in A & E
Perceptive account, subtle except for odd parts
Intense The Chronicle of Higher Education 12 May 2017
Severe laceration seen in hospital department
Severe The Washington Post 10 Mar 2017
Severe LA Times Daily 10 Mar 2017
Like most triangle angles LA Times Daily 08 Feb 2017
Sharp-witted USA Today 03 Feb 2017
Intense
Some angles
Like some angles
Razor-sharp
Like a hawk's vision
Severe
Like most triangle angles
Piercing Wall Street Journal 10 Dec 2016
Sharp, as vision Newsday 02 Nov 2016
Sharp reduction in Accident and Emergency Irish Times Crosaire 05 Oct 2016
Between 0 and 90 degrees, as an angle Universal 02 Oct 2016
Severe and short, as an illness New York Times 20 Sep 2016
Type of angle or pain Universal 17 Sep 2016
Like the accent in 'é' New York Times 08 Aug 2016
Keen, as eyesight Newsday 03 Aug 2016
Sharp, as vision USA Today 03 Aug 2016
Severe injury in A & E The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jun 2016
Intense LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2016
Article, pretty sharp
70 degrees, say Wall Street Journal 13 May 2016
Like two angles in a right triangle New York Times 12 May 2016
A quaintly pleasing French accent
Like the accent in cliché LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2016
A suggestion to save time is shrewd
Sharper than 90° New York Times 07 Mar 2016
Under 90 degrees LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2016
Like some accents Wall Street Journal 22 Feb 2016
Sharper than 90 degrees The Chronicle of Higher Education 05 Feb 2016
Very sharp Universal 23 Jan 2016
Intense
Very sharp
Type of angle or pain
Between 0 and 90 degrees, as an angle
Sharp, as vision
Sharper than 90 degrees
Severe and short, as an illness
Like the accent in "é"
Cutting Thomas Joseph 09 Dec 2015
Perspicacious Newsday 17 Oct 2015
Not obtuse Premier Sunday 04 Oct 2015
Less than 90 degrees USA Today 03 Oct 2015
Like some angles USA Today 24 Sep 2015
Etched round copper with a sharp point The Times Cryptic 13 Aug 2015
Type of angle Universal 08 Aug 2015
Keen; severe The Telegraph Quick 27 Jul 2015
Sharp, as pain Universal 16 Jul 2015
Intense The Telegraph Quick 11 Jun 2015
Critical; serious The Times Concise 08 Jun 2015
Like severe pain Universal 25 May 2015
Type of angle USA Today 24 May 2015
Angle type USA Today 29 Apr 2015
A prompt for actor to keep last part of Hamlet intense
Like the accent on "passé" LA Times Daily 11 Mar 2015
Hospital department admitting stroke's severe The Telegraph Toughie 26 Feb 2015
Severe reduction in atomic energy The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jan 2015
Less than 90 degrees
Like the accent on "passé"
Not chronic
Grave
Angle type
Like some angles
Type of angle
Intense
Finely honed
Not obtuse
Perspicacious
Sharp, as eyesight
Sharp, as vision
Sharp-witted
Less than right?
Like pain after getting poked
Like severe pain
Sharp, as pain
Type of angle
A clipped English accent
A wound with end of knife making one smart (
Less than right?
Sharp, as an eagle's eyesight
Less than 90 degrees, anglewise
Like severe pain
Like some accents
Sharp
Type of triangle
Intense
Highly perceptive
Sharp-sighted
Very perceptive
Penetrating
A pleasantly appealing French accent
Severe
The Kinks "___ Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"
Crucial
Shrewd
Shrewd
Like the accent in "entrée"
Keenly perceptive
Sharper than 90 degrees
Critical, as a shortage
Highly sensitive
A charming French accent
Keen, as perception
Critical
Not chronic
Quite sharp, as a pain
Stabbing, as pain
___ accent, mark used symmetrically six times in this puzzle's solution
Less than right?
Intense
Angle between 0 and 90 degrees
Angle that's smaller than 90 degrees
Not chronic
Not chronic, as illness
Sharp-eyed
Very sensitive
Obtuse's opposite
Very serious
Like some angles
Like intense pain
Extreme, as pain
Angle that's smaller than 90 degrees
Extreme, as pain
Like intense pain
Like most triangle angles
Like some angles
Extreme, as pain
Sharp, as pain
Like an eagle's eyesight
Less than 90 degrees
Sharp
Like some angles
Penetrating
Like some accents
Like a 45° or 60° angle
Less than 90°, as an angle
Angle type
Severe
Sharp as a tack
Losing a record deal, for example
Severe, as pain
Sharp
Severe, as pain
Like some accents
Not chronic, as illness
Grave
Less than 90 degrees, anglewise
Not chronic, as illness
Sharply felt
Less than 90 degrees
It's never right
Quite sharp
Less than 90 degrees, anglewise
Grave
Like an angle that's less than 90 degrees
Sharp
Penetrating
Not chronic
Like a 45° angle
Very serious
Like some accents
Geometry term
Piercing
Obtuse's opposite
Like some angles
Severe
Penetrating
Like severe pain
Severe
Like severe pain
Like angles less than 90 degrees
Sharp as a tack
Keenly felt
Sharp
Like some triangles
Keen
Quite sharp
Severe
Like a 44-degree angle
Type of triangle
Like angles less than 90 degrees
Severe
Less than 90 degrees, in geometry
Not chronic, medically
Sharp or severe
Keenly perceptive
Type of angle
Perceptive
Less than 90 degrees
Sharp or severe
Like some angles
Sharp
Not quite right?
Kind of angle
Type of angle
Perceptive
Less than 90 degrees
Intense
Like some accents
Less than right?
Not quite right?
Extremely sharp or intense
Much more than mere
Perceptive
Stabbing
Very perceptive
Finely honed
Deep-felt
Less than right?
Finely honed
Keen
Intense
Perceptive
Well-tuned
Keen
Pressing
Very sharp
Quite sharp, as a pain
Angle less than 90 degrees
Like some triangle angles
Severe
Less than 90°
Less than 90 degrees
Dire
Severe, as pain
Sharp angle
Quick-sighted
Quick-sighted
Less than 90°
Penetrating
Intense
Severe, as pain
Small angle
Extremely sharp or intense
Sharp as a tack
Keenly felt
Critical, as a shortage
Quite sharp
Kind of angle
Critical
Critical
Stabbing, as pain
Less than 90°
Not right?
Stabbing, as pain
Sharp
Life-threatening
Penetrating
Sharp angle
Penetrating
Keenly perceptive
Serious
Urgent
Very sharp
Sharply felt
Like some French accents
Not obtuse
Less than obtuse
Kind of 50 Down
Quite sharp
Like some French accents
Very distressing
Like some triangles
Less than 90 degrees, in geometry
Insightful
Less than right, anglewise
Keen
Critical
Keen
Not chronic
Urgent
Extreme
Severe and sharp
Like some accents
Sharp as a tack
Not chronic, medically
Extreme
Sharp, as pain
Keen
Very perceptive
Penetrating
Pointy
Deep-felt
Intense
Kind of angle
Penetrating
31 Down originally
More than serious
Angle type
An angle
Pressing
Critical
Crucial
Severe
Critical
Perceptive
Grave
Angle type
Intense
Less than 90 (degrees)
Certain angle
Sharp
Penetrating
Kind of angle
Critical, as a shortage
Deep-felt
More than serious
Crucial
Not obtuse
Dire
Like some angles
Opposite of obtuse
Perspicacious
Sharp-witted
Critical or crucial
Demanding urgent action
Shrewd
Extreme
Kind of angle
Of less than 90 degrees
Pointed
Trenchant
Perceptive
Shrewd; discerning
Kind of accent
Poignant
Keenly perceptive
Kind of indigestion
Type of angle
Critical.
Intense.
Penetrating.
Crucial.
Sharp-pointed.
Kind of angle.
Accent of a sort.
Sharp.
Poignant.
Keen of mind.
Sensitive to impressions.
Severe.
Keen.
Shrill.
Not chronic.
Kind of accent.
Under 90 degrees, as an angle.
Piercing.
Discerning.
Of the nature of a crisis.
Mentally alert.
Highly perceptive.
Penetrating of mind.
Another kind of angle.
Mentally keen.
Mentally sharp.
Sharp-witted.
Intense, poignant.
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