quickwitted

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UK/ˌkwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd/US[ˌkwɪkˈwɪɾ.ɪd]

adjective

Mentally keen and alert.

“She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.”

Similar
quick on the uptakesharp-wittedastutebrainybrightbrilliantclevereducated
Opposite
slow-wittedslow on the uptakeaddlebrainedaddlepatedairheaded
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Meanings

adjectivequickwitted (comparative more quickwitted, superlative most quickwitted)

comparative more quickwitted · superlative most quickwitted · alternative quick-witted

  1. Mentally keen and alert.

    She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.

    Synonyms: quick on the uptake, sharp-witted, astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, educated · Antonyms: slow-witted, slow on the uptake, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMentally keen and alert.

Similar
quick on the uptakesharp-wittedastutebrainybrightbrilliantclevereducatedgeniusgiftedhiveyingeniousintellectualintelligentkeenknowledgeablepiquantquickquick on the uptakequick-witted
Opposite
slow-wittedslow on the uptakeaddlebrainedaddlepatedairheadedbee-brainedbeef-wittedsoftbeefheadedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedblockheadedBoeotianboneheadedboofheadedbraindeadbrainlessbubbleheadedbuffle-headedbullet-headed
Also see
sharp-witted

Origin

Compound of quick + witted.

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Translations

Bulgarian схватлив, находчив
  • схватлив (shvatliv)mentally keen
  • находчив (nahodčiv)mentally keen
Chinese Mandarin 機智 /机智, 聰明 /聪明
  • 機智 /机智 (jīzhì)mentally keen
  • 聰明 /聪明 (cōngmíng)mentally keen
Dutch scherp van geest
  • scherp van geestmentally keen
Finnish nokkela, terävä
  • nokkelamentally keen
  • terävämentally keen
  • nopeaälyinenmentally keen
German geistesgegenwärtig, schlagfertig
  • geistesgegenwärtigmentally keen
  • schlagfertigmentally keen
Italian sveglio, acuto
  • svegliomentally keen
  • acutomentally keen
  • perspicacementally keen
  • sagacementally keen
  • sveltomentally keen
  • lesto d'ingegnomentally keen
Māori atamai, ngutu atamai
  • atamaimentally keen
  • ngutu atamaimentally keen
  • nahomentally keen
Polish błyskotliwy
  • błyskotliwymentally keen
Portuguese perspicaz
  • perspicazmentally keen
Russian поня́тливый, сообрази́тельный
  • поня́тливый (ponjátlivyj)mentally keen
  • сообрази́тельный (soobrazítelʹnyj)mentally keen
  • дога́дливый (dogádlivyj)mentally keen
  • нахо́дчивый (naxódčivyj)mentally keen
Scottish Gaelic geur-chùiseach
  • geur-chùiseachmentally keen
Swedish kvicktänkt, snabbtänkt
  • kvicktänktmentally keen
  • snabbtänktmentally keen
Ukrainian кмітли́вий
  • кмітли́вий (kmitlývyj)mentally keen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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