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