mind like a steel trap

noun

A remarkably efficient mind; great skill in learning and/or reasoning.

Opposite
mind like a sieve
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Meanings

nounmind like a steel trap (plural minds like steel traps)

plural minds like steel traps

  1. simileA remarkably efficient mind; great skill in learning and/or reasoning.

    Antonyms: mind like a sieve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA remarkably efficient mind; great skill in learning and/or reasoning.

Opposite
mind like a sieve
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APA

mind like a steel trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20like%20a%20steel%20trap

MLA

“mind like a steel trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20like%20a%20steel%20trap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mind like a steel trap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20like%20a%20steel%20trap.

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