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. William Shakespeare:

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

2. Edward Dahlberg:

   Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.

3. William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 1 scene 1:

   Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.

4. 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.

5. John Dryden:

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