as in mind
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
scared out of her wits
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Recent Examples of wits
And newcomer Delbis is a sad-sack delight, a sweet-natured naïf caught in Teddy and Michelle’s ferocious battle of wits.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Colorful bosses, including the elderly sniper The End and inflamed astronaut The Fury, test your wits and reflexes.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Which is why tomorrow’s game at Selhurst Park, already dubbed ‘El CASico’ by various internet wits, comes with a dash of extra spice.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Like a good Cold War spy film from years gone by (Three Days of the Condor), Relay is a battle of wits and not a brawl.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
They’re joined, of course, by dark beers, porters, stouts, doppelbocks, and others that have remained impenetrably opaque, plus several styles of beer that are usually unfiltered, such as kellerbiers, gose, Belgian wits, saisons, and others.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Ditto the Emmy nominee disarming a gang of machete-wielding goons with little more than a metal rod wrapped around his forearm, his wits and his bloodied fists.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Colorful bosses, including the elderly sniper The End and inflamed astronaut The Fury, test your wits and reflexes.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Which is why tomorrow’s game at Selhurst Park, already dubbed ‘El CASico’ by various internet wits, comes with a dash of extra spice.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Like a good Cold War spy film from years gone by (Three Days of the Condor), Relay is a battle of wits and not a brawl.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
They’re joined, of course, by dark beers, porters, stouts, doppelbocks, and others that have remained impenetrably opaque, plus several styles of beer that are usually unfiltered, such as kellerbiers, gose, Belgian wits, saisons, and others.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Ditto the Emmy nominee disarming a gang of machete-wielding goons with little more than a metal rod wrapped around his forearm, his wits and his bloodied fists.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wits
Noun
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When travelers think of luxurious travel, buses aren't necessarily top of mind.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lonely nights and a racing mind spiraled him into a deep depression.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Time for the Nuggets to steer this narrative back to sanity.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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Amid a raging wildfire, a mother’s search for her son’s plushie becomes a desperate fight to preserve his childhood innocence and her own dwindling sanity.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Wits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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