Wit Synonyms and Antonyms

wĭt
The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. brain
  2. brainpower
  3. intellect
  4. intelligence
  5. mentality
  6. mind
  7. sense
  8. understanding
Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. acumen
  2. astuteness
  3. clear-sightedness
  4. discernment
  5. discrimination
  6. eye
  7. keenness
  8. nose
  9. penetration
  10. perceptiveness
  11. percipience
  12. percipiency
  13. perspicacity
  14. sagacity
  15. sageness
  16. shrewdness
One who possesses wit, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. humorist
  2. punster
  3. epigrammatist
  4. comedian
  5. banterer
  6. clever fellow
  7. life-of-the-party
  8. wag
  9. wisecracker
  10. wise guy
  11. downhearted
  12. desperate
  13. at-a-loss
  14. helpless
  15. use sharp practices
  16. live dangerously
  17. take advantage of all opportunities
A healthy mental state.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Used in plural: lucidity
  2. lucidness
  3. mind
  4. reason
  5. saneness
  6. brain
  7. sanity
  8. sense
  9. brainpower
  10. soundness
  11. learning ability
  12. mental capacity
  13. mentality
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. coruscate
  2. scintillate

Words Related to Wit

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Wit Sentence Examples

  • He had an ironic wit.

  • His face was pale and clammy, his wit sharp but his eyes glazed.

  • Darian had a quick wit that was as unpredictable as his actions.

  • His poems, novels and comedies are full of wit and exuberant vitality.

  • His wit was often used as a weapon of defence, for he did not suffer fools gladly.

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