quick-thinking

adjective

Having the ability to think or react quickly.

Similar
nimbleswift-thinking
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjective
  1. Having the ability to think or react quickly.

    But there have also been countless tales of quick-thinking railway workers who have prevented incidents from turning into disasters.

    2020 August 26, Christian Wolmar, “The industry must respond more quickly to this latest risk”, in Rail, page 51

    Synonyms: nimble, swift-thinking

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the ability to think or react quickly.

Similar
nimbleswift-thinking
Cite this entry
APA

quick-thinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-thinking

MLA

“quick-thinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-thinking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quick-thinking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-thinking.

Source: quick-thinking on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.