acute synonyms:
adj
1 narrow, pointed, sharp.
2 acute pain. cutting, excruciating, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intense, keen, piercing, racking, severe, sharp, shooting, sudden, violent.
3 an acute mind. alert, analytical, astute, canny, inf cute, discerning, incisive, intelligent, keen, observant, penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, quick, sharp, shrewd, inf smart, subtle. CLEVER.
4 an acute problem. compelling, crucial, decisive, immediate, important, over whelming, pressing, serious, urgent, vital.
5 an acute illness. critical, sudden.
Opp CHRONIC, DULL, STUPID.