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WIT Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word wit. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word wit. (close relations)
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acumen
nounn
noun

• a tapering point

• shrewdness shown by keen insight

astuteness
nounn
noun

• intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

• the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

brilliance
nounn
noun

• a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

• the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

• unusual mental ability

cleverness
nounn
noun

• the power of creative imagination

• intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

• the property of being ingenious

intelligence
nounn
noun

• the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

• a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

• secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

• information about recent and important events

• the operation of gathering information about an enemy

quickness
nounn
noun

• skillful performance or ability without difficulty

• intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

• a rate that is rapid

sagacity
nounn
noun

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating

sharpness
nounn
noun

• a quick and penetrating intelligence

• the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

• a strong odor or taste property

• the quality of being keenly and painfully felt

• thinness of edge or fineness of point

• the quality of being sharp and clear

• harshness of manner

shrewdness
nounn
noun

• intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

brain
nounn
noun

• that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

• mental ability

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

• the brain of certain animals used as meat

verb

• hit on the head

• kill by smashing someone's skull

brainpower
nounn
noun

• mental ability

card
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

• a card certifying the identity of the bearer

• a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)

• thin cardboard, usually rectangular

• a witty amusing person who makes jokes

• a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

• a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

• (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)

• a list of dishes available at a restaurant

• (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat

• a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

verb

• separate the fibers of

• ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor

humor
nounn
noun

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• the quality of being funny

• (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state

• the liquid parts of the body

verb

• put into a good mood

humour
nounn
noun

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state

• the liquid parts of the body

• the quality of being funny

• the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

verb

• put into a good mood

mentality
nounn
noun

• a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

• mental ability

wag
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a witty amusing person who makes jokes

• causing to move repeatedly from side to side

verb

• move from side to side

witticism
nounn
noun

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

wittiness
nounn
noun

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.

learning ability
nounn
noun

• mental ability

mental capacity
nounn
noun

• mental ability

Best Hypernyms For WIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
intelligence acumen cleverness content humorist humourist message smartness substance wisdom
Phrases (1)
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