READY-WITTED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ready-witted

adjective

Definition of ready-witted

as in eager

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Adjective

The firms most eager to deploy physical AI (logistics, retail, construction) are often precisely the ones without that safety-governance heritage, which is where the governance gap is widest.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
And there have been signs over the past month that Trump is reengaging in efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and once again eager to coordinate a deal between Zelenskyy and Putin.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of eager

Adjective

Cash and Conversation Some people may be more apt to view AI in one way or the other in general.

— Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
In an effort to create at last some variety to their shows, and maybe a surprise, a band or performer is now more apt to tinker with their set list.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

Definition of apt

Adjective

Like its existing Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses lines, the new designs are developed with EssilorLuxxottica — the group that also owns Prada eyewear, rumored to be Meta’s next collaborator.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026
Recreating the look is easy at Quince, where smart trousers and shirts are available in similar colors and materials that channel the same laid-back aesthetic.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of smart

Adjective

So began a clever tradition in which clothes dryers, rotisserie ovens, popcorn machines and other gadgets replaced the bassist’s conventional amp stacks.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
In a clever nod to the regional speciality of porcelain, it’s all served on plates by local makers Bernardaud, decorated by the artist Marco Brambilla.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

Definition of clever

Adjective

Austrian privacy laws discourage journalists from asking probing questions, but a quick-witted reporter in Salzburg had retrieved years of Plamberger’s posts, presumably before lawyers could tell him to lock his accounts.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
However, the cosmic plot thickens on June 28, when Mars enters the clever and quick-witted sign of Gemini, sending our minds into overdrive.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Definition of quick-witted

Adjective

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
Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026

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