acumen

As nouns the difference between profound and acumen

is that profound is (obsolete) the deep; the sea; the ocean while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

As an adjective profound

is descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

As a verb profound

is (obsolete) to cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

As nouns the difference between acumen and surmise

is that acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination while surmise is thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

As a verb surmise is

to conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises.

Discretion is a related term of acumen.

As nouns the difference between discretion and acumen

is that discretion is discretion while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

Taste is a related term of acumen.

As nouns the difference between taste and acumen

is that taste is key, button while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

As nouns the difference between judiciousness and acumen

is that judiciousness is the state of being judicious while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

As a noun acumen is

quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

Sense is a related term of acumen.

As an adjective sense

is sensible, rational.

As a noun acumen is

quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

Discrimination is a related term of acumen.

As nouns the difference between discrimination and acumen

is that discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

Acumen is a related term of percipience.

As nouns the difference between acumen and percipience

is that acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination while percipience is perception.

As nouns the difference between acme and acumen

is that acme is the top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination while acumen is quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

As a proper noun ACME

is a generic large company or corporation.