sharp-witted (Meaning)
sharp-witted (a.)
Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sharp-witted
Synonyms:
- experienced
- clear-sighted
- hard-boiled
- veteran
- bright
- slick
- clear-eyed
- brilliant
- cunning
- wily
- quick
- sagacious
- insightful
- clever
- perceptive
- knowing
- heady
- hardheaded
- savvy
- canny
- keen
- intelligent
- wise
- sharp
Antonyms:
- obtuse
- dense
- unintelligent
- brainless
- dumb
- simple
- foolish
- imbecilic
- slow
- weak-minded
- gullable
- ignorant
- feebleminded
- imbecilic
- ignorant
- idiotic
- dopey
- dull
- unintelligent
- brain-dead
- stupid
- moronic
- witless
- exploitable
- thoughtless
- weak-minded
- brainless
- imbecile
- feebleminded
- obtuse
- dull
- exploitable
- dopey
- brain-dead
- silly
- silly
- witless
- imbecile
- thoughtless
- thickheaded
- thickheaded
- stupid
- dense
- dumb
- unperceptive
- unperceptive
- moronic
- foolish
- simple
- idiotic
- gullable
- slow
Synonyms:
- resourceful
- tricky
- cagy
- foxy
- scheming
- sly
- ingenious
- discerning
- calculating
- crafty
- quick-witted
- dodgy
- guileful
- pawky
- nimble
- agile
- artful
- discriminating
- brainy
- alert
- percipient
- sapient
- perspicacious
- sage
- apt
- sharp-eyed
- discriminative
- sharp-sighted
- cagey
- subtle
- devious
Antonyms:
- half-witted
- lamebrain
- birdbrained
- slow-witted
- lunkheaded
- birdbrained
- dopy
- empty-headed
- lamebrained
- dim-witted
- lunkheaded
- uninformed
- knuckleheaded
- gormless
- airheaded
- empty-headed
- half-witted
- dim-witted
- knuckleheaded
- thick-witted
- uninformed
- lamebrained
- softheaded
- lamebrain
- dopy
- idiotical
- thick-witted
- gormless
- idiotical
- airheaded
- softheaded
- slow-witted
sharp-witted Sentence Examples
- Emily's sharp-witted remarks kept everyone on their toes during the meeting.
- The detective had a reputation for his sharp-witted deductions, which often led to successful investigations.
- The sharp-witted child promptly answered the teacher's most difficult question.
- The comedian's sharp-witted humor brought the audience to tears.
- The journalist was known for her sharp-witted takedowns of prominent figures.
- The business leader's sharp-witted decision-making guided the company through challenging times.
- The student's sharp-witted essay earned her top honors in the writing competition.
- The writer's sharp-witted short stories were both entertaining and thought-provoking.
- The politician's sharp-witted debates often overshadowed their actual policy positions.
- The researcher's sharp-witted observations led to groundbreaking discoveries in the field of medicine.
FAQs About the word sharp-witted
Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
astute, shrewd,smart, experienced, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, veteran, bright, slick, clear-eyed
guileless, unwise, unwise, naïve, gullible, ingenuous, naïve, guileless, unknowing, naive
Emily's sharp-witted remarks kept everyone on their toes during the meeting.
The detective had a reputation for his sharp-witted deductions, which often led to successful investigations.
The sharp-witted child promptly answered the teacher's most difficult question.
The comedian's sharp-witted humor brought the audience to tears.
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