Synonyms for quick-witted
- adjective
Most common
intelligent clever witty nimble-witted wise brainy droll adroit
All synonyms
Adjective
witty, clever, smart, nimble-witted, intelligent, droll, adroit, brainy, wise, bright, keen, whimsical, gray-haired, sharp-witted, astute, ingenious, gifted, apt
Definitions
- adj. 1
Mentally keen and alert.
She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.
Related words
- Other spellings
- quickwitted
Example sentences
- intelligent Tom is so intelligent that he stands out in class.
- clever The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human.
- witty Tom told me that he thought that Mary was witty.
- wise It was wise of you to take your umbrella with you.
- brainy They're brainy people, the whole family.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 4 letters
- wise1, keen1
- 5 letters
- smart1, witty2, droll1
- 6 letters
- bright1, clever2, gifted2, astute2, brainy2, adroit2
- 9 letters
- ingenious3, whimsical3
- 11 letters
- intelligent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (witty2 = 2 syllables).