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Synonyms & Antonyms of sharp-witted
1
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
- her sharp-witted questions always cut right to the core of the issue
Synonyms for sharp-witted
- astute,
- canny,
- clear-eyed,
- clear-sighted,
- hard-boiled,
- hardheaded,
- heady,
- knowing,
- savvy,
- sharp,
- shrewd,
- smart
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Near Antonyms for sharp-witted
- exploitable,
- gullible
- (also gullable)
- airheaded,
- birdbrained,
- brain-dead,
- brainless,
- dim-witted,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- dumb,
- empty-headed,
- feebleminded,
- gormless
- [chiefly British],
- half-witted,
- knuckleheaded,
- lamebrain
- (or lamebrained),
- lunkheaded,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- softheaded,
- stupid,
- thickheaded,
- thick-witted,
- unintelligent,
- weak-minded
Antonyms for sharp-witted
2
having or showing quickness of mind
- a TV game show that allows sharp-witted contestants to show their stuff
Synonyms for sharp-witted
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Near Antonyms for sharp-witted
Antonyms for sharp-witted
- airheaded,
- birdbrained,
- boneheaded,
- brain-dead,
- brainless,
- bubbleheaded,
- chuckleheaded,
- dense,
- dim,
- dim-witted,
- doltish,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- dorky
- [slang],
- dull,
- dumb,
- dunderheaded,
- empty-headed,
- fatuous,
- gormless
- [chiefly British],
- half-witted,
- knuckleheaded,
- lamebrain
- (or lamebrained),
- lunkheaded,
- mindless,
- obtuse,
- opaque,
- pinheaded,
- senseless,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- soft,
- softheaded,
- stupid,
- thick,
- thickheaded,
- thick-witted,
- unbrilliant,
- unintelligent,
- unsmart,
- vacuous,
- weak-minded,
- witless
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“Sharp-witted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-witted. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of sharp-witted was circa 1586
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