acutely

Definitions

In a way that shows a perceptive understanding or insight.

To an intense or severe degree.

In a way that is sharp, sensitive, or highly developed.

Examples

She was acutely aware of the tension in the room as soon as she walked through the door.

The company is acutely sensitive to the changing demands of the global market.

Synonyms

intensely sharply keenly severely piercingly critically profoundly

Antonyms

mildly dullly bluntly vaguely slightly indistinctly superficially