English Explanatory Dictionary

quick on the uptake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.

Pronunciation

En-au-quick on the uptake.ogg

Word forms

quick on the uptake

Synonyms

quick-witted astute brainy bright brilliant clever educated genius gifted ingenious intellectual intelligent keen knowledgeable piquant quick quick on the uptake rational sagacious savvy scholared sharp smart talented whip-smart wise

Antonyms

slow on the uptake slow-witted addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded boofheaded braindead brainless bubbleheaded buffle-headed bullet-headed cerebrally challenged childish chowderheaded chuckleheaded crackbrained cretinous daft dense dented dim-bulb dim-headed dim-witted dim doltish dopey dozy drowsy dull-headed dull-minded dull-witted dull dumber than a box of rocks dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatheaded feeble-minded flea-brained foolish fuzzy-headed fuzzy-minded goofy half-brained half-witted hammer-headed idiotic ignorant imbecilic inane insipid intellectually challenged
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