wise

[wahyz] / waɪz /

ADJECTIVE

intelligent, reasonable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astute aware careful educated enlightened experienced informed judicious knowledgeable perceptive prudent rational sagacious sane sensible smart thoughtful wary well-informed

STRONG

contemplative keen knowing sage sensing sharp sound understanding

WEAK

calculating clever cogitative crafty cunning discerning discreet erudite foresighted insightful intuitive perspicacious politic reflective sapient scholarly shrewd sophic tactful taught witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless foolish heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indiscreet inexperienced irrational obtuse reckless senseless stupid thoughtless unaware uneducated uninformed unintelligent unknowledgeable unrealistic unreasonable unsophisticated unsound unwise

STRONG

idiotic

Example Sentences

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"I'm not doing anything MMA wise at the moment. I'm just following the doctor's orders right now and seeing what happens with the health."

From BBC

Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get.

From The Wall Street Journal

At its London premiere before coronavirus closed the theatres, The Standard newspaper described it as a "late masterwork... wise, witty and devastatingly sad".

From Barron's

Would it be wise to wait until full retirement age, currently age 67 for me unless the laws change, or take it and enjoy life while I am still able to?

From MarketWatch

A wise person once said: can’t choose your parents, but you can choose your touch football team quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal

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