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Synonyms for wise
Noun
- 1. wise, manner, mode, style, way, fashion
- usage: a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
- 2. Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise, religious leader
- usage: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
- 3. Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise, religious leader
- usage: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
Adjective
- 1. wise (vs. foolish), all-knowing, omniscient, owlish, sage, sapiential, perspicacious, sagacious, sapient, advisable, well-advised#1, advised, politic, prudent
- usage: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
- 2. judicious, sensible, wise, prudent (vs. imprudent)
- usage: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision"
- 3. knowing, wise(predicate), wise to(predicate), informed (vs. uninformed)
- usage: evidencing the possession of inside information
- 4. diplomatic, wise, statesmanlike (vs. unstatesmanlike), statesmanly
- usage: able to take a broad view of negotiations between states
- 5. considered, wise, well-advised (vs. ill-advised), advised
- usage: carefully considered; "a considered opinion"
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