HYPERACUTE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

hyperacute

adjective

Definition of hyperacute

as in hypersensitive

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Recent Examples of hyperacute It's called a hyperacute rejection, where, within minutes, the body starts to attack, the organ starts to turn black. — Terry Gross, NPR, 16 Sep. 2025 The hub is esteemed as the regional specialist intensive care unit for major trauma, neurosciences, hyperacute stroke unit, renal medicine, vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, burns and infectious diseases, a palace statement said. — Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Some edits disabled three genes involved in hyperacute rejection, which occurs minutes after a transplant when the recipient’s immune system recognizes the new organ as foreign. — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023 Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there. — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023 In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022

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Adjective

Creators described feeling hypersensitive to how their posts performed, and spending more and more time each day monitoring them.

— Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Blurry vision, a stiff neck, hypersensitive skin, numbness and weakness that would come and go.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypersensitive

Adjective

Across the world, dozens of supersensitive detectors have been installed since the beginning of the Cold War era to detect infrasound waves created by nuclear tests thousands of miles away.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.

— Julia Ries, SELF, 9 Sep. 2024

Definition of supersensitive

Adjective

An employee at one public hospital said there are shortages of key specialized psychiatric medicines to treat bipolar disorders and acute psychosis, and more common medications for anxiety and panic disorders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
These shocks are even more acute outside the United States, which is the world’s largest energy producer.

— Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of acute

Adjective

Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.

— Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023

Definition of oversensitive

Adjective

After general manager Rob Pelinka reset the roster to match the timelines for the 27-year-old Doncic and 28-year-old Reaves, the group of almost all 20-somethings was eager and receptive to the first day of camp, Redick said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Small businesses could be particularly receptive to AI agents because many lack the staff and resources of larger companies.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of receptive

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