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WITS Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word wits. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word wits. (close relations)
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brainpower
nounn
noun

• mental ability

acuity
nounn
noun

• sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

• a quick and penetrating intelligence

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

discernment
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

• perception of that which is obscure

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the trait of judging wisely and objectively

insight
nounn
noun

• clear or deep perception of a situation

• a feeling of understanding

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

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

perception
nounn
noun

• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

• a way of conceiving something

• the process of perceiving

• knowledge gained by perceiving

• becoming aware of something via the senses

perspicacity
nounn
noun

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

• the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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)

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

wit
nounn
noun

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

• mental ability

• a witty amusing person who makes jokes

smarts
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

noun

• a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

adjective satellite

• elegant and stylish

• characterized by quickness and ease in learning

• improperly forward or bold

• painfully severe

• quick and brisk

• capable of independent and apparently intelligent action

verb

• be the source of pain

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

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

Best Hypernyms For WITS

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