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Synonyms for wise
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
wise
Sagacious refers to a power of tracing the hidden or recondite by slight indications, as by instinct or intuition; it is not now applied to mere keenness of sense-perception. We do not call a hound sagacious in following a clear trail; but if he loses the scent, as at the edge of a stream, and circles around till he strikes it again, his conduct is said to be sagacious. In human affairs sagacious refers to a power of ready, far-reaching, and accurate inference from observed facts perhaps in themselves very slight, that seems like a special sense; or to a similar readiness to foresee the results of any action, especially upon human motives or conduct — a kind of prophetic common sense. Sagacious is a broader and nobler word than shrewd, and not capable of the invidious sense which the latter word often bears; on the other hand, sagacious is less lofty and comprehensive than wise in its full sense, and more limited to matters of direct practical moment. Compare ASTUTE; WISDOM.
Synonyms:
able, acute, apt, clear-sighted, discerning, intelligent, judicious, keen, keen-sighted, keen-witted, perspicacious, quick of scent, quick-scented, rational, sagacious, sage, sensible, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewdAntonyms:
absurd, dull, foolish, futile, ignorant, irrational, obtuse, senseless, silly, simple, sottish, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
wisenoun
a way of doing or being
"in no wise"; "in this wise"
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uninformed, fatuous, rattlebrained, ridiculous, zany, idiotic, ludicrous, whacky, asinine, sappy, foolish, imprudent, derisory, harebrained, mad, insane, misguided, preposterous, silly, absurd, vacuous, ill-conceived, inane, mindless, unwise, scatty, rattlepated, cockamamie, fond, backward, cockeyed, laughable, goofy, nonsensical, scatterbrained, wacky, cockamamyWise, Stephen Samuel Wisenoun
United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
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mindless, preposterous, cockeyed, insane, ill-conceived, foolish, absurd, nonsensical, unwise, cockamamy, derisory, zany, silly, mad, harebrained, ridiculous, wacky, vacuous, fond, idiotic, asinine, misguided, whacky, uninformed, inane, sappy, goofy, imprudent, rattlepated, rattlebrained, cockamamie, fatuous, ludicrous, scatty, backward, scatterbrained, laughableWise, Isaac Mayer Wiseadjective
United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
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preposterous, fatuous, sappy, derisory, misguided, asinine, rattlepated, ridiculous, unwise, inane, idiotic, fond, wacky, ludicrous, imprudent, harebrained, cockeyed, foolish, vacuous, absurd, insane, backward, nonsensical, ill-conceived, cockamamy, mad, cockamamie, uninformed, rattlebrained, silly, goofy, mindless, zany, whacky, scatty, scatterbrained, laughablewiseadjective
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
"a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
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smart, overbold, sassy, impertinent, wise(p), saucy, knowing, judicious, wise to(p), heady, fresh, impudentAntonyms:
uninformed, goofy, rattlepated, fond, wacky, rattlebrained, absurd, ridiculous, zany, nonsensical, scatterbrained, idiotic, derisory, inane, cockamamy, fatuous, vacuous, ludicrous, scatty, misguided, sappy, insane, cockamamie, mad, cockeyed, silly, laughable, harebrained, backward, ill-conceived, unwise, preposterous, foolish, imprudent, mindless, asinine, whackyjudicious, wise, headyadjective
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
"judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
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impertinent, intoxicating, knowing, heady, smart, fresh, sassy, foolhardy, judicious, rash, reckless, saucy, wise(p), wise to(p), overbold, impudentAntonyms:
backward, ludicrous, derisory, silly, cockamamy, vacuous, rattlepated, misguided, laughable, absurd, fatuous, scatty, harebrained, scatterbrained, insane, sappy, foolish, unwise, whacky, ridiculous, cockeyed, mad, imprudent, mindless, idiotic, zany, asinine, nonsensical, preposterous, cockamamie, ill-conceived, wacky, rattlebrained, uninformed, fond, goofy, inaneknowing, wise(p), wise to(p)adjective
evidencing the possession of inside information
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imprudent, sappy, whacky, insane, ill-conceived, idiotic, cockeyed, wacky, laughable, inane, cockamamy, vacuous, rattlebrained, unwise, fond, uninformed, zany, nonsensical, harebrained, scatty, absurd, foolish, silly, ridiculous, mad, ludicrous, preposterous, cockamamie, derisory, asinine, fatuous, mindless, goofy, misguided, scatterbrained, backward, rattlepatedfresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wiseadjective
improperly forward or bold
"don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
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invigorated, flip, chic, brisk, saucy, heady, new, pert, wise(p), smart, sassy, overbold, judicious, orthogonal, irreverent, clean, insolent, sweet, immaterial, impertinent, fresh, snotty-nosed, knowing, reinvigorated, impudent, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, voguish, tonic, refreshed, bracing, wise to(p), extraneous, unfermented, brightAntonyms:
wacky, preposterous, uninformed, imprudent, mindless, goofy, fatuous, derisory, cockamamy, foolish, misguided, mad, whacky, zany, ridiculous, rattlepated, backward, asinine, insane, inane, laughable, rattlebrained, ill-conceived, vacuous, scatterbrained, cockeyed, silly, absurd, scatty, harebrained, idiotic, ludicrous, unwise, nonsensical, sappy, cockamamie, fond
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
wiseadjective
Synonyms:
sensible, sapient, sage, judicious, sagacious, oracular, prudent, discreet, considerate, discerning, reasonable, rational, intelligent, enlightened, sound, solid, philosophical, of good judgmentwiseadjective
wiseadjective
Synonyms:
crafty, cunning, subtle, sly, foxy, wily, politic, knowing, designing, long-headedwisenoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wiseadjective
Synonyms:
erudite, sapient, learned, philosophical, enlightened, sage, sagacious, expedient
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#22412 | orthogonal | |
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#109233 | impertinent | |
#109352 | reinvigorated | |
#127341 | sagacious | |
#242476 | unfermented | |
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#307835 | geds |
How to use wise in a sentence?
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One:
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is like thy sword in thy scabbard; if vented, the sword is in another?s hand.* If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.
All truly wise thoughts have been thoughts already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.
No matter if John Wesley or someone else came up with a wise saying - if it sounds proverbish, people figure it must come from the Bible.
Translations for wise
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- حكيمArabic
- ağıllıAzerbaijani
- му́дрыBelarusian
- мъдърBulgarian
- saviCatalan, Valencian
- moudrýCzech
- cymenWelsh
- klogDanish
- klug, weiseGerman
- σοφόςGreek
- saĝaEsperanto
- juicioso, sabioSpanish
- tarkEstonian
- دانا, خردمندPersian
- viisasFinnish
- sageFrench
- críonnaIrish
- crìonna, seanacheannach, glicScottish Gaelic
- חכםHebrew
- बुद्धिमानHindi
- bölcsHungarian
- wicak, bijaksana, bijakIndonesian
- saggioItalian
- 賢明, 賢いJapanese
- ჭკვიანიGeorgian
- ಜಾಣKannada
- 총명한, 현명한Korean
- sapiens, prudensLatin
- ສັບປັນຍາ, ສະຫລາດLao
- gudrsLatvian
- мударMacedonian
- wijsDutch
- vis, klokNorwegian
- mądryPolish
- sábioPortuguese
- înțelept, cu scaun la capRomanian
- мудрыйRussian
- мудар, mudarSerbo-Croatian
- múdrySlovak
- modro, moder, modraSlovene
- urtëAlbanian
- vis, klokSwedish
- staarabuSwahili
- சாதுTamil
- తెలివైనTelugu
- เฉลียวฉลาดThai
- akıllıTurkish
- мудрийUkrainian
- khônVietnamese
- 明智Chinese
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