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
Keenness
Keenness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: had the financial keenness to know that the stock was overvalued
Acumen is a synonym for keenness in ability topic. You can use "Acumen" instead a noun "Keenness", if it concerns topics such as insight, acuity.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- understanding and acumen
- understanding and keenness
- sensitivity and acumen
- sensitivity and keenness
- perception and acumen
- perception and keenness
- discernment and acumen
- discernment and keenness
- penetration and acumen
- penetration and keenness
- acuteness and acumen
- acuteness and keenness
- discrimination and acumen
- discrimination and keenness
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Keenness and Acumen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acumen/keenness
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