Witty

/ˈwɪti/

Synonyms for "witty" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

absurd amusing attic biting bizarre brilliant clever comic diverting droll

Adjective(3 words)

acerbic amusing clever

Adjective(4 words)

amusing bright diverting droll

Verb(3 words)

archest bantered cracked

Noun(2 words)

bantering congreve

Strong matches (33)

Adjective(6 words)

drollest epigrammaticfunny prosegassy gilbertian humorous

eccentric entertaining epigrammatic facetious funny hilarious humorous humorsome incongruous jesting jocose jocular joking joky joshing keen keen-witted laughable light

Adjective(5 words)

entertaining facetious humorous jocose jocular

Noun(2 words)

hilariokind of funny

Verb(1 words)

humored

Related words (55)

Adjective(7 words)

lively piquant quickquick on the drawquick-witted sharptongue-in-cheek

ludicrous mordantnimble wittednimble-witted penetrating piercing pointed priceless probing pungent quaintquick wittedquick-witted quizzical rapier-like rich ridiculous risible salt salty

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scintillating screaming sharp smart sparkling sprightly waggish whimsical

Adjective(9 words)

nippy pithyplayful descriptorsharp sliest snappy snarky snippy wittiest

Noun(8 words)

one-liner punkey punning retorting riposting twinkling wisecracking zinging

Verb(3 words)

punned scintillated wisecracked

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

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adjective

More specific

3 entries

clever remarkdry witsarcastic humor

Collocations

6 entries

witty aphorismwitty banterwitty commentwitty one linerwitty prosewitty remark

Inflections

2 entries

wittier wittiest

Derivations

2 entries

wittily wittiness

similar

2 entries

humorous humourous

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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You are the wickedest witty person I know.

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My brother is so smart and witty that I can not beat him in an argument.

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My brother is so smart and witty that I cannot beat him in an argument.

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She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.

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