acumen
17
7.9
- noun
- /ˈækjʊmən/
:
perspicacia
- Your musical acumen is most impressive, girls.
- business acumen
- financial acumen
- political acumen
This requires real structuring skill, real financial acumen.
- This requires real structuring skill, real financial acumen.
- It's not how real wealth works, not for anybody with any business acumen.
- And can you operate with cognitive acumen and skill in those first morning hours?
- And what he has done for us as Black people in this nation in terms of his business acumen, his commitment to excellence.
- So what we always looked at though was is there some type of counter surveillance acumen on the part of the people that we're looking at?
- And listening to Channing, it almost seems like he's asking about questioning your football acumen.
- On Monday, I was able to use the tax laws of this country and my business acumen to dig out of the real estate mess.
- He thought he could put his business acumen into defending Hong Kong, giving Hong Kong a voice.
- I'd like to you to use your judicial acumen right now to make some very quick, very small calls.
- And but he's, he's developed some skill and some relationships and some acumen in that world when he was still competing and racing and swimming.
- I am going to be putting my, you know, acumen and services at the disposal of those who who invite me in.
- It does give her military acumen, you know, it does help her, but she also ends up being burned at the stake.
- And the acumen would be a a kind of.
Examples
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"Does she get around to mentioning your business acumen and the contributions you've made to Matherly Press?"
Fiction book (2002) -
Well, then please impress me with your acumen.
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And he is, you know, known for his acumen about business.
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On Monday, I was able to use the tax laws of this country and my business acumen to dig out of the real estate mess.
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Did you get any sense of his business acumen?
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OK, so he graduated with all the acumen he needed to be able to spot a really good business opportunity.
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The political and economic developments of the post-1730 period tested the acumen of Six Nations political leaders.
Academic text (1993) -
Some Pacific Islanders have shown considerable acumen in dealing with global problems through local action.
Academic text (2004) -
The Coushattas had clearly demonstrated their political acumen and their economic leverage in Southwest Louisiana.
Academic text (2017) -
His keen acumen in analyzing market trends helped the company grow significantly.
Synonyms
∞
3.7
Good practical judgment about what to do
571
2.7
To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice
114
4.4
Having practical knowledge and good judgment in a specific area
38
6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
7
3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
7
8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
5
3.2
The ability to choose quickly and confidently
4
3.7
The ability to make sensible, careful decisions
3
6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
2
6.3
Skill in judging people or situations and using it to gain advantage
2
4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
2
9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
1
8.7
Being very wise and good at making decisions
1
6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
1
4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
1
6.6
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
1
7.5
Being careful and clever when making decisions about money
1
6.7
A deep understanding that sees what others do not about people or situations
1
4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
1
7.5
Ability to do things quickly and well
The ability to understand things quickly and make good decisions
Being wise and showing good judgment
To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems
Antonyms
How Astute
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acumen comes from the old Latin root acu- meaning 'to sharpen', the same root you see in acute. So, acumen is like a 'sharp' mind that makes quick, good decisions.