| ingenuity | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | the power of creative imagination. |
| ~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | the ability to create. |
| ~ resourcefulness, imagination, resource | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems.; "a man of resource" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity | the property of being ingenious.; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" |
| ~ high quality, superiority | the quality of being superior. |
| outwit | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| quick | | |
| n. (body) | 1. quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| adj. | 2. quick, speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay.; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 3. fast, flying, quick | hurried and brief.; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| adj. | 4. agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| adj. | 5. quick, ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay.; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 7. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adv. | 8. promptly, quick, quickly | with little or no delay.; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" |
| spry | | |
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