wits
- noun
- /wɪts/
:
ingenio
- In a situation requiring quick thinking, she relied on her wits to solve the problem effectively.
It has that wonderful word for wits, Nos and oos.
- It has that wonderful word for wits, Nos and oos.
- And so, you know, I started to get my my wits about me.
- It took me like an hour to just recover and like get my wits back about me.
- And this is something that quickly happens where they they feel at wit's end.
- People were unable to see a successful lawyer or a millennial with sharp wits and a kind heart.
- But and then, yeah, I think biggest thing I carry about me is my wits.
- And I have once in my career and it was we we were at wit's end.
- You know, where they used to shame all the bullies with their wits and win people over.
- I think he really had a fear of what were to happen if he lost his wits.
- And it's OK to stay down and and gather your wits and then get back up, hence making it temporary defeat.
- When you're suffering and you're at the wit's end and you want to quit, that anger is gone, brother.
- I obviously think this confession was said out of extreme, like anger, hurt, just being overwhelmed at your wit's end in the moment.
- And we need to take a stand with every ounce of wit and courage we can muster.
Examples
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I'm going to keep my keep my heart rate low and my wits about me.
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It took me like an hour to just recover and like get my wits back about me.
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It's just you, you and your wits and very little guidance.
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And so, you know, I started to get my my wits about me.
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People were unable to see a successful lawyer or a millennial with sharp wits and a kind heart.
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And it's OK to stay down and and gather your wits and then get back up, hence making it temporary defeat.
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While you wait, why not use the time to prepare yourself for future duels of wits and wisdom by using Brilliant?
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Rather, they're often those who lack the wits or wealth to avoid malicious service.
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And what happened when Coleman Hughes went on with women who, I mean, the battle of intellectual wits there was really unfair.
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To succeed in the challenging game, you need to stay sharp and keep your wits about you.
Synonyms
418
3.0
Ability to learn, understand, and use knowledge to solve problems
163
4.0
Ability to think quickly and say clever, amusing things
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5.9
The ability to think clearly and understand difficult ideas
11
3.7
The ability to think clearly and make decisions
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3.4
Mental ability to think and solve problems
7
3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
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8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
5
3.8
A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
4
4.4
The ability to think and understand
3
6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
3
3.7
A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information
2
4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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6.1
An ability of the mind like memory or thinking
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4.1
A quick mind that understands things clearly
1
4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
1
6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
1
7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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5.2
A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
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7.5
Ability to do things quickly and well
To think and answer fast and cleverly
To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
Practical cleverness for solving everyday problems
The ability to think clearly and make sensible decisions
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To stay alert and think quickly in difficult or unexpected situations
Compounds
- Informal
4
6.1
A contest where people try to outsmart each other, for example in a debate or game
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wits comes from an old English word witan meaning 'to know', and it is the same root as wise and wisdom. So your wits are your skill at quick thinking and making sensible decisions, which is why being 'scared out of your wits' means you cannot think clearly.