Synonyms of acuity

acuity

noun

ə-ˈkyü-ə-tē 

as in sensitivity

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences

a worrisome deterioration in the acuity of his hearing over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensitivity
• sensitiveness
• perceptiveness
• perceptivity
• accuracy
• acuteness
• sharpness
• keenness
• delicacy
• hypersensitivity
• supersensitivity
• hyperacuity
• exactness
• hypersensitiveness
• exactitude
• oversensitivity
• fineness
• oversensitiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acuity

This is one of risk’s most obvious gifts, the chance to experience that rare, thin-slicing acuity where each separate millisecond stands out like an image etched in stone. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Across Illinois and the nation, hospitals have been closing inpatient pediatric units and shuttering high-acuity Level 1 facilities as reimbursement declines. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Getting treatment for the high-acuity right early delivers outcomes for those with the greatest disease burden. — Bryan Sivak, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Whitehead conjures New York with the deeply experienced intelligence and acuity of Claude McKay in his exultant, picaresque novels of Black life in the early 20th century. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026