with-it

adjective

ˈwi-t͟hət

-thət

Synonyms of with-it

: socially or culturally up-to-date

… the intelligent, disaffected, with-it young …—Eliot Fremont-Smith

Examples of with-it in a Sentence

a brand of humor that the comedy club's with-it clientele very much appreciates

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Everyone’s putting on a cool, with-it surface while paddling like mad underneath. — Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor. — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Even this ostensibly progressive, with-it mother retains the singular ability to embarrass her child. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 There were lime-green tube tops, lime-green beanies, lime-green hoodies and cowboy hats and sunglasses and at least one lime-green mesh vest like something an especially with-it street paver might wear. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Some things are simply not meant to be cool, hip, or with-it. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of with-it was in 1959

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“With-it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with-it. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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with-it

adjective

ˈwit͟h-ət

: very aware of what is up-to-date and in fashion

with-it

adjective

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