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