presence of mindnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌprez.əns əv ˈmaɪnd/us/ˌprez.əns əv ˈmaɪnd/approvingC2 the ability to make good decisions and to act quickly and calmly in a difficult situation or an emergency:
When the gunmen came into the bank, she had the presence of mind to press the alarm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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