Acumen
Acumen noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: had the business acumen to know that the market for sportswear was becoming oversaturated
Intellect
Intellect noun - The ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems.
Usage example: a child of great intellect as well as artistic talent
Acumen is a synonym for intellect in genius topic. You can use "Acumen" instead a noun "Intellect", if it concerns topics such as capability of the mind.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- understanding and acumen
- understanding and intellect
- sense and acumen
- sense and intellect
- mind and acumen
- mind and intellect
- perception and acumen
- perception and intellect
- discernment and acumen
- discernment and intellect
- judgment and acumen
- judgment and intellect
- reason and acumen
- reason and intellect
How words are described
| keen | keen acumen | keen intellect |
| raw | raw acumen | raw intellect |
| sharp | sharp acumen | sharp intellect |
| real | real acumen | real intellect |
| Other adjectives: shrewd, immense, uncanny, scientific, mathematical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Upon first meeting her, all anybody sees is an unaccompanied 14-year-old girl in pigtails... an impression which lasts about as long as it takes for her to bludgeon them into submission with her intellect, her business acumen, and her sheer, gimlet-eyed stubbornness.
Source: Guile Hero - Despite the fact that it's more his incredibly sharp political acumen, diplomatic insight and intellect than just his great magical prowess that got him the title, it doesn't stop even Lorlen, his best friend, from wondering how he managed it at such a young age.
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