sharp-witted (Meaning)
sharp-witted (a.)
Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sharp-witted
Synonyms:
- keen
- wise
- sharp
- insightful
- hard-boiled
- hardheaded
- wily
- sagacious
- experienced
- brilliant
- clever
- canny
- heady
- intelligent
- bright
- slick
- veteran
- perceptive
- clear-eyed
- quick
- cunning
- knowing
- savvy
- clear-sighted
Antonyms:
- silly
- gullable
- thoughtless
- dumb
- ignorant
- ignorant
- gullable
- moronic
- brainless
- unintelligent
- simple
- dumb
- unperceptive
- dull
- brainless
- moronic
- unintelligent
- imbecilic
- brain-dead
- simple
- imbecile
- dull
- dense
- obtuse
- feebleminded
- brain-dead
- exploitable
- unperceptive
- foolish
- obtuse
- slow
- weak-minded
- stupid
- stupid
- slow
- witless
- exploitable
- weak-minded
- thoughtless
- thickheaded
- idiotic
- imbecile
- foolish
- silly
- dopey
- witless
- idiotic
- feebleminded
- dopey
- thickheaded
- imbecilic
- dense
Synonyms:
- devious
- guileful
- cagy
- sharp-sighted
- pawky
- discerning
- discriminative
- percipient
- discriminating
- cagey
- tricky
- agile
- alert
- scheming
- foxy
- quick-witted
- sapient
- sage
- calculating
- apt
- ingenious
- brainy
- subtle
- artful
- sharp-eyed
- perspicacious
- crafty
- nimble
- resourceful
- dodgy
- sly
Antonyms:
- airheaded
- dim-witted
- lamebrain
- thick-witted
- uninformed
- lunkheaded
- thick-witted
- gormless
- softheaded
- idiotical
- dopy
- dim-witted
- lunkheaded
- birdbrained
- birdbrained
- empty-headed
- half-witted
- lamebrained
- half-witted
- gormless
- idiotical
- airheaded
- knuckleheaded
- softheaded
- uninformed
- knuckleheaded
- empty-headed
- lamebrained
- lamebrain
- dopy
- slow-witted
- 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.
shrewd, astute,smart, keen, wise,sharp, insightful, hard-boiled, hardheaded, wily
unwise, artless, innocent, innocent, unknowing, guileless, naive, naive,guileless, gullible
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.