ready-witted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ready-witted
Adjective
  • Now, stepping in Kansas City is shifting to a younger crowd that is eager to learn how to do the dance and continue on the legacy.
    Alexa Stone Updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fadaka-Soetan was one of the eager Lil Yachty fans that followed people onto the field and managed to get close to the stage alongside her friend, Brent.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Napa cabbage is an option, just note that the leaves are thinner, more tender and apt to wilt more than green cabbage.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The First Lady demanded an apology, as well, as the litigious and heavy-handed Trumps are apt to do, cash – or else.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Those rats were smarter, and their brains were larger and more complex than the brains of the rats in the isolated condition.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • From clever packing solutions and cozy in-flight accessories, to tiny upgrades that make a huge difference midair, all of these travel hacks are pilot-approved for keeping your journey calm, clean, and surprisingly comfortable from takeoff to touchdown.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The rapid growth of Kalshi, which is federally regulated by the CFTC as a futures exchange, has already tested much of the legal betting status quo.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This powerhouse of a cast makes sure the audience is kept laughing with their quick-witted banter and clever physical comedy.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Jonathan was so funny and quick-witted for such a young kid.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Fox reclaims the notorious lady-in-waiting from centuries of scandal, revealing a sharp-witted, politically savvy woman caught in the tyrannical court of Henry VIII.
    Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • On Christmas Eve, Cliff (Strassner), a down-on-his luck comedian who can’t catch a break, chips a tooth, and suddenly finds himself in the late-night care of Didi (Liz Larsen), a sharp-witted, no-nonsense dentist.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Although nothing is imminent, club sources say the hierarchy are keen to find a successor and have held talks with a number of candidates.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Shouse says that touring with Frehley was a chance to see the guitarist’s keen sense of humor up close.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Ready-witted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ready-witted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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