READY-WITTED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ready-witted

adjective

Definition of ready-witted

as in eager

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Adjective

An international team of microbiologists, engineers, and physiologists was eager to understand how heat affects cilia, and whether this could explain different types of coral death.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The company’s meeting rooms, named after video game characters, are buzzing with employees eager to enjoy the air-conditioning—a rare luxury in Paris.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of eager

Adjective

Meanwhile on the other side of Grant Park, Charli XCX was holding court on the T-Mobile stage with her apt backing band and a bevy of dancers.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
Sure, the company has released four Artoo-specific builds since the spartan 8009 build from January 2002, but reflecting his most common minifigure form seems apt.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of apt

Adjective

So, too, are the smart shops of Andrassy Avenue, a broad boulevard modeled on the Champs-Élysées, the Franz Litzst museum, and the glorious Hungarian State opera house.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
The film introduces 8-year-old Bonnie’s new smart tablet, Lilypad.

— Tara Duncan, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of smart

Adjective

Although modest today, Great Falls was substantial for its time and reflects rapid advances in turbine and generator engineering during the early twentieth century.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The trend cycle in beauty is rapid, but there’s not one identifiable aesthetic dominating the present moment.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

But Margaret and Alice’s quick-witted machinations provide the basis for a merry outing at the theater.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Estelle Harris played Estelle Costanza, the loud and quick-witted mom to George and wife to Frank, who was always full of hilarious one-liners.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of quick-witted

Adjective

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Elizabeth Bennet is a sharp-witted young woman navigating love, family expectations, and social pressures in Regency-era England.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Suzuki is a young beatnik of Greenwich Village, a moral, sharp-witted kid wanting a place where children can be taken seriously, free to manage their own affairs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of sharp-witted

Adjective

In an interview with the ECB website, Root was keen to pay tribute to Stokes, one of his closest friends, but acknowledged that the team would need to reassess its approach under Fleming.

— Andrew Fifield, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The site produces material used to make magnets that are essential for defense manufacturing, which the US is keen to secure.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

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