QUICK-WITTED Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word quick-witted. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for QUICK-WITTED
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| astute | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | ||||||
| clever | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others • mentally quick and resourceful • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||
| intelligent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree adjective satellite • possessing sound knowledge • exercising or showing good judgment • endowed with the capacity to reason | ||||||
| keen | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a funeral lament sung with loud wailing adjective satellite • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • intense or sharp • excellent • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument • having a sharp cutting edge or point verb • express grief verbally | ||||||
| sharp | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing • (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined • ending in a sharp point • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • harsh • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • dangerously steep • very sudden and in great amount or degree • quick and forceful | ||||||
| shrewd | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • acting with a specific goal | ||||||
| smart | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness noun • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore adjective satellite • elegant and stylish • characterized by quickness and ease in learning • improperly forward or bold • painfully severe • quick and brisk • capable of independent and apparently intelligent action verb • be the source of pain | ||||||