Synonyms for acutely

Most common

shrewdly · astutely · sagaciously · sapiently · sharp · sharply · keenly · badly

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

Antonyms

chronically

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Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In an acute manner

   I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure.

Example sentences

• shrewdly It surprised everyone except Mary, who had shrewdly foreseen it.
• sharp The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
• sharply The road bends sharply to the right at this point.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

sharp¹, badly²

6 letters

deeply², keenly²

7 letters

sharply²

8 letters

shrewdly², astutely³

9 letters

extremely³, intensely³, sapiently

11 letters

sagaciously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (badly² = 2 syllables).