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Synonyms for acuity

9 synonyms
6 antonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

sharpness acumen keenness acuteness visual acuity sharp-sightedness wisdom acumination

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sharpness

sharpness, acuteness, acumen, keenness, pointedness

2. Visual acuity

visual acuity, sharp-sightedness

Other

wisdom, acumination

Antonyms

dimness, dullness, hebetude

All antonyms of acuity →

Definitions

n. 1
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
n. 2
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
The old woman with dementia lost her mental acuity.

Related words

Word family: acute acuteness acuition
Phrases: visual acuity

Forms

Plural: acuities → sharpnesses, acutenesses, acumens, keennesses…

Example sentences

sharpness I enchanted my sword with Sharpness II.
acumen It is obvious to me that he has no political acumen at all.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
acuity		steady
sharpness		steady
acumen		steady
keenness		steady
acuteness		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: wisdom², acumen³
8 letters: keenness
9 letters: sharpness², acuteness³
11 letters: pointedness, acumination

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wisdom² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: acuité
Italiano: acutezza
Español: agudeza
Deutsch: Heftigkeit
Català: agudesa