(a-cute) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. having a sharp or pointed end. also means very serious or severe.

Example Sentence

There is an acute shortage of oil.

More Example Sentences

She felt acute pain in her ankle.

Synonyms

sharp; intense; severe

Antonyms

dull; mild; blunt

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Rhymes

  • bluett
  • bluitt
  • boot
  • boote
  • boutte
  • brut
  • brute
  • bute
  • butte
  • chute
  • clute
  • coot
  • coote
  • crute
  • cute
  • fluet
  • flute
  • fruit
  • groot
  • hoot
  • huett
  • huette
  • huitt
  • juett
  • jute
  • klute
  • knute
  • loot
  • lute
  • moot
  • mute
  • newt
  • nute
  • pruett
  • puett
  • root
  • route
  • schuett
  • schuette
  • scoot
  • shoot
  • shute
  • smoot
  • stroot
  • suit
  • suitt
  • thuot
  • toot
  • toote
  • truett
  • truitt
  • tuite
  • voute

  • acute
  • astute
  • beabout
  • bebout
  • beirut
  • cahoot
  • cahouet
  • caillouet
  • commute
  • compute
  • degroote
  • dilute
  • dispute
  • enroute
  • garoutte
  • impute
  • macoute
  • minute
  • permute
  • pollute
  • pursuit
  • recruit
  • refute
  • repute
  • reroute
  • salute
  • uproot

  • absolut
  • disrepute
  • subacute
  • undilute