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:
   wits, 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. Francis Bacon:

   Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

2. Orison Swett Marden:

   But how shall I get ideas? Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind -- Act!

3. Robert Burns:

   The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creatureBut still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid featureYet ne'er with wits profane to rangeBe complaisance extendedAn atheist laugh's a poor exchangeFor deity offended.

4. John Dryden:

   Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

5. Sir V Pritchett:

   There is nothing like a coup de foudre and absorption in family responsibility for maturing the male and pulling his scattered wits together.