WordNet
n. a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
Usage examples of "battle of wits".
There's a moment, in any trial between two persons, whether it's a game or an argument or a battle of wits or a duel to the death, when Party A thinks he's got Party B cold.
He'd grown up in utter confidence that there were few men he couldn't at least hold his own against, one on one, in a battle of wits or of strength.
She wondered who would give the order if she were killed in this crazy battle of wits.
She was an electrifying woman, and the battle of wits was a challenge, but he was wasting time, dreaming dreams, and her overpowering presence was making him fall apart.
When he would have to deal with Cavilo, who made him feel like the proverbial unarmed man in the battle of wits even when he was at his best.
The constant battle of wits and senses against the many deadly foes that lurked by day and by night along the pathway of the wary and the unwary appealed to the spirit of adventure which breathes strong in the heart of every red-blooded son of primordial Adam.
The ghosts were ready for sorcery, a battle of wits, anything but extreme nasal activity.