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