acumen[noun]Synonyms: judgment, astuteness, cleverness, ingenuity, insight, intelligence, perspicacity, shrewdness
Antonyms: obtuseness, obtusity
Contrasted words: denseness, density, slowness
Related Words: acuteness,
sharpness [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ac‧u‧men /ˈækjəmən, ˈækjʊmən, əˈkjuːmən/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'point', from acuere; ⇒ acute]
the ability to think quickly and make good judgments
business/political/financial etc acumen
The firm’s success is largely due to Brannon’s commercial acumen. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲