Synonyms for acuity
əˈkyu ɪ tiacu·ity

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1. acuity

   Synonyms:
   pointedness, acylation, acumination

   Antonyms:
   bluntness, hebetude, obtuseness

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1. acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightednessnoun

   sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

   Synonyms:
   keenness, alertness, visual acuity, on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness, sharpness, acuteness

2. acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keennessnoun

   a quick and penetrating intelligence

   "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

   Synonyms:
   keenness, distinctness, eagerness, pungency, edge, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness, asperity, raciness, avidness, bite, avidity, sharpness, acuteness

Matched Categories

1. • Intelligence
   • Vision

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1. List of paraphrases for "acuity":

   acuteness, acumen, severity

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1. Michael Bivona:

   Quoted from Interview by "Jim Kramer-The Street-June 17, 2015." Some seniors take part-time jobs during retirement to supplement their income, especially if they have been hurt financially by stock market downturns. Others may choose part-time work to keep busy, to socialize and to maintain their social and mental acuity.

2. Suki John:

   She has a very vivid imagination which allows her to see things in her mind as they would appear on stage, she developed this visual acuity as a young dancer when she had one of her first operations on her eyes.

3. Matt Gaetz:

   I do not believe that there would have been the same level of criminal acuity on January 6th last year but for the involvement of the federal government.

4. Michael Iuvone:

   The standard of care in most cases is to give injections of drugs that inhibit the growth hormones that is called vascular epithelial growth factor, or VEGF, for most people, it at least slows the progression and in some cases actually improves visual acuity.

5. National Intelligence Jim Clapper:

   I personally think he’s unhinged, i worry about his acuity and balance.