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
Sharpness
Sharpness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: possesses a political sharpness that most campaign managers would envy
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- understanding and acumen
- understanding and sharpness
- sense and acumen
- sense and sharpness
- perception and acumen
- perception and sharpness
- discernment and acumen
- discernment and sharpness
- penetration and acumen
- penetration and sharpness
- acuteness and acumen
- acuteness and sharpness
- keenness and acumen
- keenness and sharpness
How words are described
| hard | hard acumen | hard sharpness |
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