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