quick on the uptake en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic) Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
Antonyms
fuzzy-headed · goofy · dented · braindead · bubbleheaded · dim-bulb · slow-witted · woolly-minded · puerile · lunkheaded · hammer-headed · thick as mince · unintelligent · daft · half-witted · thick · unsmart · slow-witted · addlebrained · buffle-headed · dull-headed · dumber than a rock · silly · dumb as a box of rocks · ignorant · pratty · chowderheaded · thickwitted · boofheaded · thick as a whale omelette · sheep-headed · dull · unapprehensive · feeble-minded · dopey · thick as a brick · crackbrained · quarter-witted · purblind · half-brained · slow · blockheaded · empty-headed · dim-headed · cerebrally challenged · dumb as a bag of hammers · dumb as a sack of hammers · flea-brained · woolly-headed · dumb · thick as champ · dozy · fatheaded · beef-witted · drowsy · witless · idiotic · dumb as dirt · beefheaded · lumpish · imbecilic · pudding-headed · unclever · addlepated · childish · nitwitted · not the sharpest tool in the shed · soft · ridiculous · intellectually challenged · Boeotian · thick as pig shit · uninformed · not the sharpest crayon in the box · dunderheaded · doltish · dim · bullet-headed · retarded · boneheaded · lamebrained · foolish · numbskulled · slow on the uptake · rockheaded · muttonheaded · vacuous · ass-brained · smooth-brained · cretinous · bee-brained · mindless · chuckleheaded · oafish · sharp as a bowling ball · dull-witted · stolid · birdbrained · fuzzy-minded · thick-skulled · dumber than a box of rocks · brainless · dumb as a post · dull-minded · obtuse · airheaded · dense · inane · thickheaded · shit-for-brains · wooden-headed · moronic · monosynaptic · wool-headed · insipid · thick as two short planks · knuckleheaded · thick as a plank · vacant · mentally challenged · dumb as an ox · dim-witted · dumb as a doorknob · mentally retarded · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · simple · lowbrow · beetle-headed · slow on the uptake · fuckwitted · stupid · peabrained
Synonyms
genius · intellectual · sharp · brainy · keen · savvy · sagacious · quick on the uptake · quick-witted · bright · smart · clever · ingenious · scholared · gifted · rational · intelligent · astute · whip-smart · educated · quick · talented · quick-witted · knowledgeable · hivey · brilliant · wise · piquant