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wise

/waɪz/noun, adjective1 syllable

Wise means: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment.

Synonyms for wise37

noun, as in United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

Stephen Samuel Wise

noun, as in United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

Isaac Mayer Wise

adjective, as in having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

all-knowing, omniscient, perspicacious, sagacious, sapient, owlish, sapiential, sage, advisable, well-advised, advised, politic, prudent

adjective, as in improperly forward or bold

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, forward

adjective, as in marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

judicious, heady, prudent

adjective, as in evidencing the possession of inside information

knowing, wise to, informed

also used for wise

astute, clairvoyant, deep, frood, grounded, oracular, profound, quick-witted, reasonable

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Opposites of wise

foolish

What does wise mean?7

adjective

1

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment“a wise leader”

2

improperly forward or bold“don't be fresh with me”

3

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters“judicious use of one's money”

4

evidencing the possession of inside information

noun

1

United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

2

United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

3

a way of doing or being“in no wise”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wise?43

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 43 rhymes for wise, grouped by syllable

Wise in a sentence

  • Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.CK
  • Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.CM
  • Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.unknown
  • A fool, when he is silent, is counted to be wise.unknown
  • Because he is good, it does not follow that he is wise.unknown
  • He is a wise fool, so to speak.Zifre
  • Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.al_ex_an_der
  • He doesn't appear to be wise, does he?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wise

as a noun

plural
wises

as a adjective

comparative
wiser
superlative
wisest