quick-witted (Meaning)
quick-witted (s)
mentally nimble and resourceful
quick-witted (a.)
Having ready wit
Synonyms & Antonyms of quick-witted
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- senseless
- softheaded
- obtuse
- slow-witted
- stupid
- lamebrain
- dopy
- boneheaded
- brainless
- thick
- softheaded
- fatuous
- dull
- opaque
- pinheaded
- obtuse
- dunderheaded
- dim
- dull
- weak-minded
- witless
- dunderheaded
- unintelligent
- foolish
- lamebrain
- dopey
- doltish
- simple
- dorky
- pinheaded
- dense
- vacuous
- vacuous
- fatuous
- dumb
- dense
- feebleminded
- boneheaded
- stupid
- senseless
- witless
- feebleminded
- thickheaded
- doltish
- simpleminded
- dorky
- mindless
- slow-witted
- slow
- brainless
- soft
- dopey
- thick
- thickheaded
- dim
- brain-dead
- opaque
- simpleminded
- dumb
- foolish
- mindless
- weak-minded
- lamebrained
- simple
- unintelligent
- slow
- brain-dead
- lamebrained
- dopy
- soft
Synonyms:
- sharp-witted
- supersmart
- cunning
- exceptional
- educated
- alert
- resourceful
- nimble
- brainy
- wise
- skilled
- keen
- bright
Antonyms:
- unacademic
- idiotic
- dim-witted
- lunkheaded
- nonintellectual
- lowbrow
- uninformed
- chuckleheaded
- unwise
- absurd
- zany
- half-witted
- absurd
- moronic
- unacademic
- lowbrow
- ignorant
- bubbleheaded
- silly
- insane
- uneducated
- idiotic
- ignorant
- airheaded
- unsmart
- uninformed
- silly
- airheaded
- unsmart
- imbecilic
- unthinking
- chuckleheaded
- moronic
- mad
- knuckleheaded
- thick-witted
- unthinking
- mad
- untaught
- gormless
- unintellectual
- illiterate
- dim-witted
- thick-witted
- unbrilliant
- imbecilic
- uneducated
- nonintellectual
- imbecile
- lunkheaded
- imbecile
- crazy
- birdbrained
- knuckleheaded
- empty-headed
- zany
- crazy
- unbrilliant
- bubbleheaded
- unintellectual
- gormless
- birdbrained
- unwise
- insane
- empty-headed
- illiterate
- untaught
- half-witted
Synonyms:
- reasonable
- discerning
- acute
- ultrasmart
- shrewd
- insightful
- crafty
- inventive
- sound
- informed
- savvy
- rational
- cerebral
- highbrow
- sagacious
- sensible
- scholarly
- judicious
- perceptive
- sane
- perspicacious
- hyperintelligent
- prudent
- apt
- astute
- percipient
- trained
- sage
- sapient
- knowledgeable
- wily
- genial
- schooled
- knowing
- heady
- erudite
- learned
- well-read
- ingenious
- literate
- logical
- creative
Antonyms:
- daffy
- kooky
- kooky
- idiotical
- cuckoo
- whacky
- sappy
- cockeyed
- cuckoo
- daft
- crackpot
- crackpot
- screwball
- lunatic
- boobish
- half-baked
- looney
- nutty
- preposterous
- dotty
- nonsensical
- boobish
- cockeyed
- idiotical
- daffy
- preposterous
- asinine
- looney
- dotty
- balmy
- nonsensical
- daft
- nutty
- harebrained
- loony
- lunatic
- dippy
- loony
- balmy
- half-baked
- fool
- whacky
- sappy
- fool
- screwball
- asinine
- harebrained
- dippy
- wacky
- wacky
quick-witted Sentence Examples
- Sarah's quick-witted response defused the tension in the room during the heated debate.
- His quick-witted humor always kept the conversation lively and entertaining.
- The detective's quick-witted observations led to the breakthrough in the case.
- Even under pressure, she remained impressively quick-witted, finding solutions to problems on the fly.
- Jack's reputation as a quick-witted comedian earned him a loyal following of fans.
- Her quick-witted remarks often left her friends in stitches with laughter.
- The quick-witted student was always the first to answer questions in class.
- His quick-wittedness in negotiations often gave him the upper hand in business deals.
- The quick-witted improvisation of the actors saved the scene from disaster.
- As a quick-witted journalist, she could extract information from even the most reticent interviewees.
FAQs About the word quick-witted
mentally nimble and resourcefulHaving ready wit
fast, clever, sharp, brilliant, smart, quick,intelligent, sharp-witted, supersmart, cunning
senseless, softheaded, obtuse, slow-witted, stupid, lamebrain, dopy, boneheaded, brainless, thick
Sarah's quick-witted response defused the tension in the room during the heated debate.
His quick-witted humor always kept the conversation lively and entertaining.
The detective's quick-witted observations led to the breakthrough in the case.
Even under pressure, she remained impressively quick-witted, finding solutions to problems on the fly.
