Synonyms for wits
wits

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1. wits, marblesnoun

   the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

   "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"

   Synonyms:
   marbles

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1. • Intelligence

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1. List of paraphrases for "wits":

   heebie-jeebies, minds, spirit, spirits

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1. Joe Orton:

   You cannot compile a wit out of two half-wits.

2. William Shakespeare:

   I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed

3. Francis Bacon:

   Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

4. Walter Savage Landor:

   Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

5. Seneca:

   No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.