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acuteness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of acuteness

1 a harsh or sharp quality

  • judging by the acuteness in his tone when he congratulated me, I think he was actually quite resentful that I won
Synonyms of acuteness

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
Words Related to acuteness

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms of acuteness

gentleness, kindliness
Antonyms of acuteness

mildness, softness

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

  • the acuteness of the bird's eyesight is amazing
Synonyms of acuteness

acuity, delicacy, keenness, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sharpness
Words Related to acuteness

hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivity

accuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness

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