quick-witted (Meaning)
quick-witted (s)
mentally nimble and resourceful
quick-witted (a.)
Having ready wit
Synonyms & Antonyms of quick-witted
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- dumb
- lamebrain
- vacuous
- lamebrained
- foolish
- dopey
- dim
- boneheaded
- boneheaded
- doltish
- thickheaded
- lamebrained
- witless
- dopey
- dim
- dorky
- vacuous
- obtuse
- soft
- simple
- opaque
- feebleminded
- dull
- softheaded
- brainless
- obtuse
- dopy
- opaque
- pinheaded
- fatuous
- dumb
- weak-minded
- dorky
- foolish
- unintelligent
- mindless
- slow
- mindless
- dull
- dopy
- stupid
- feebleminded
- doltish
- dense
- simple
- senseless
- witless
- dunderheaded
- thick
- brain-dead
- thick
- soft
- slow
- pinheaded
- dense
- lamebrain
- simpleminded
- stupid
- slow-witted
- fatuous
- unintelligent
- weak-minded
- brain-dead
- softheaded
- thickheaded
- brainless
- simpleminded
- dunderheaded
- senseless
- slow-witted
Synonyms:
- resourceful
- cunning
- bright
- nimble
- wise
- alert
- educated
- brainy
- keen
- skilled
- sharp-witted
- supersmart
- exceptional
Antonyms:
- unintellectual
- insane
- bubbleheaded
- mad
- chuckleheaded
- zany
- birdbrained
- uninformed
- lunkheaded
- idiotic
- zany
- crazy
- unbrilliant
- unintellectual
- empty-headed
- uneducated
- nonintellectual
- crazy
- half-witted
- gormless
- unsmart
- birdbrained
- untaught
- nonintellectual
- illiterate
- lowbrow
- moronic
- unthinking
- uneducated
- idiotic
- untaught
- silly
- silly
- lunkheaded
- unwise
- unsmart
- insane
- imbecile
- half-witted
- mad
- unbrilliant
- imbecile
- airheaded
- lowbrow
- absurd
- dim-witted
- unwise
- empty-headed
- unthinking
- moronic
- illiterate
- airheaded
- knuckleheaded
- imbecilic
- absurd
- unacademic
- bubbleheaded
- ignorant
- ignorant
- uninformed
- dim-witted
- chuckleheaded
- unacademic
- imbecilic
- gormless
- thick-witted
- thick-witted
- knuckleheaded
Synonyms:
- sage
- apt
- wily
- genial
- sensible
- knowing
- sound
- savvy
- literate
- erudite
- judicious
- shrewd
- crafty
- sagacious
- inventive
- acute
- schooled
- ingenious
- highbrow
- cerebral
- insightful
- hyperintelligent
- informed
- trained
- rational
- prudent
- discerning
- logical
- reasonable
- heady
- ultrasmart
- learned
- creative
- knowledgeable
- well-read
- sapient
- perceptive
- scholarly
- perspicacious
- percipient
- sane
- astute
Antonyms:
- idiotical
- crackpot
- screwball
- boobish
- nutty
- sappy
- cockeyed
- whacky
- balmy
- loony
- dotty
- daffy
- dippy
- cuckoo
- kooky
- dippy
- preposterous
- boobish
- cuckoo
- nonsensical
- looney
- harebrained
- looney
- whacky
- harebrained
- fool
- cockeyed
- loony
- preposterous
- asinine
- lunatic
- wacky
- wacky
- asinine
- kooky
- daft
- half-baked
- daft
- daffy
- nutty
- half-baked
- idiotical
- nonsensical
- dotty
- fool
- sappy
- crackpot
- balmy
- lunatic
- screwball
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
clever, quick,intelligent, brilliant, fast, smart, sharp, resourceful, cunning, bright
dumb, lamebrain, vacuous, lamebrained, foolish, dopey, dim, boneheaded, boneheaded, doltish
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.
