witted
Having mental acuity
Witted describes mental quickness or capacity, almost always with a modifier.
Someone quick-witted thinks fast; someone slow-witted doesn't.
Dim-witted suggests stupidity, sharp-witted suggests cleverness.
The word rarely appears alone—it exists to be qualified.
Mentally sharp, discerning
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- incisiveSharply analytical
- perspicaciousHaving keen mental perception
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
clever · smart · quick-thinking · alert · razor-sharp · penetrating · discerning · acute
Limber and quick-moving
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
- snappyQuick and clever
sharp · responsive · spontaneous · improvisational · adroit · deft · bright · sprightly
Prepared for armed conflict
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- tacticalStrategically planned
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- wilySkilled at deception
outmaneuvered · outsmarted · outwitted · adversarial · competitive · sparring · dueling · one-upmanship
astute
Mentally sharp, discerning
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- incisiveSharply analytical
- perspicaciousHaving keen mental perception
shrewd · clever · smart · quick-thinking · alert · razor-sharp · penetrating · discerning · acute · sagacious
agile
Limber and quick-moving
snappy · sharp · responsive · spontaneous · improvisational · adroit · deft · bright · sprightly · lively
combat-ready
Prepared for armed conflict
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- tacticalStrategically planned
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
wily · outmaneuvered · outsmarted · outwitted · adversarial · competitive · sparring · dueling · one-upmanship · gamesmanship
simple
Free of complexity
dopey · daft · sluggish · plodding · stolid · dullard · simpleton · blockhead · dolt · dunce
- witty banterPlayful clever conversation
- witty remarksClever, humorous comments
- witty replyClever verbal response
- witty sayingsClever, humorous expressions
- witty reparteeQuick, clever conversational exchange
- witty observationsHumorous, intelligent commentary
witty, witticism, quick-witted, wittiness, unwitting, sharp-witted, unwittingly, slow-witted, wittily