QUICK-WITTEDNESS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

quick-wittedness

noun

Definition of quick-wittedness

as in quickness

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Recent Examples of quick-wittedness What a theft of life and talent, and what a waste of care, quick-wittedness, and capability by Reverend Mother Constance. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Following the Royals’ 3-0 win over the Guardians on Friday in Cleveland, Witt also showed off his quickness in a different manner.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Randolph, a four-year varsity player, emerged last season as a disruptive force by blending elite size with mobility, quickness and athleticism.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of quickness

Noun

While the telescope’s Galactic Bulge survey is designed to primarily search for microlensing events, Roman will also repeatedly measure the brightness of hundreds of millions of stars along the way.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.

— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of smartness

Noun

The financial manipulations that undergirded their fortunes get scrutinized as theft from the public purse, praise for their courage and perspicacity yields to condemnation for their conduct.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.

— Karen Neff, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025

Definition of perspicacity

Noun

Luxe Dominoes boxes are made from a single piece of acrylic that's heated, folded and then flame-polished to give the sets unique brilliance – treated more like glass than acrylic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Success doesn’t come from one‑time brilliance, but from repeatable processes.

— Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

Our current architecture estimates suggest that separating deterministic execution from runtime intelligence could reduce expected token consumption by around 90% compared with initial approaches.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
From our first conversations, Jon blew us away with his intelligence and deep creative insights about how to craft great stories.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

Cignetti has tapped into a distinctly Hoosier brand of team pride, which proves that his acumen is just as strong off the football field as on it.

— Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.

— Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2023

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