Quick and Thickheaded

Quick

Quick adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a quick lad, he immediately caught on to how the machinery operated

Thickheaded is an antonym for quick.

Nearby Words: quicken, quickly, quickness, quickie

Thickheaded

Thickheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't suppose that he's thickheaded just because he doesn't understand English very well

Quick is an antonym for thickheaded.
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