ready-witted

adjective

Definition of ready-wittednext
as in eager

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ready-witted
  1. eager
  2. apt
  3. smart
  4. clever
  5. rapid
  6. quick-witted
  7. sharp-witted
  8. keen
Adjective
  • California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • The powerful song is an apt choice to cover now following this week’s midterm elections results, a blue tsunami happily celebrated by many music fans.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This is particularly apt given the time-shifting mechanics in Ocarina of Time.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of apt
Adjective
  • Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz is a smart, charismatic and colorful man who tends to relish saying what others might hold back.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Now the team is testing Bear-vision, a smart polar bear detection camera, at Churchill’s waste facility.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of smart
Adjective
  • For el Sayed, the challenge will be proving that the invitation amounts to more than a clever political exchange.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Here are some tips, tricks, and hacks; not to mention some clever decorating ideas to elevate a holiday meal into something extraordinary.
    — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of clever
Adjective
  • In early 2025, the organization relaunched its rapid response online efforts under a new brand, @FactPostNews, an account intentionally designed to look like an independent news aggregator, not a messaging arm of the party.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Huang has said that this system gives his company the flexibility to react to rapid changes in technology and remain agile.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of rapid
Adjective
  • Set in a sleepy Minnesota town, Juno MacGuff (Elliot Page) is a quick-witted 16-year-old who must face the difficult choice of what to do about her pregnancy.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Blunt is quick-witted, languorous, panic-free, as funny as hell, and as English as strawberries and cream.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of quick-witted
Adjective
  • Andoh is best known for playing the sharp-witted Lady Agatha Danbury across four seasons of Netflix’s Bridgerton along with spin-off Queen Charlotte.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Along the way, Eric meets Ivy (Lee), a sharp-witted punk rocker who challenges his perspective.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sharp-witted
Adjective
  • Trump has spoken admiringly of Huang — a man at the center of the AI boom Trump has been keen to promote — and the two have talked regularly during his second term, including at least twice this week as the scandal grew around the tech executive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the criminal element of Vice City, the real-world city has been keen to play on the connection.
    — Tom Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of keen
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