wise
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪz/
homophone: whys
homophone: wyes
homophone: Ys
homophone: why's
rhymes: -aɪz
Forms: form: wiser
form: more wise
form: wisest
form: most wise
Etymology: From Middle English wis, wys, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos, *weydtos, a participle form of *weyd-.
Cognate with Dutch wijs, German weise, Norwegian vis and Swedish vis. Compare wit.
Senses: examples: text: Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.
text: They were considered the wise old men of the administration.
antonyms: improvident
glosses: Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
examples: text: Don't get wise with me!
glosses: Disrespectful.
examples: text: Be careful: the boss is wise to your plan to call out sick.
glosses: Aware, informed (to something).
Synonyms: word: astute
word: clairvoyant
word: deep
word: frood
word: grounded
word: judicious
word: oracular
word: perspicacious
word: politic
word: profound
word: prudent
word: quick-witted
word: reasonable
word: sagacious
word: sage
word: sapient
word: sensible
word: wise
word: witful
Hyponyms: word: shrewd
word: streetwise
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from wise (adjective)
word: blow wise to
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word: crack wise
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word: get wise
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word: in like wise
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word: it is a wise child that knows his own father
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word: it is easy to be wise after the event
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word: not wise
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word: penny wise and pound foolish
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word: put someone wise
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word: seawise
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word: three wise men
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word: wisdom
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word: wise aleck
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word: wise-apple
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word: wise apple
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word: wise as an owl
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word: wise-ass
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word: wiseass
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word: wise beyond one's years
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word: wisecrack
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word: wise-cracking
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word: wise gal
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word: wise-guy
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word: wise guy
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word: wise head on young shoulders
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word: wise-hearted
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word: wiselike
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word: wise-like
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word: wiseling
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word: wise man
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word: wisen
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word: wiseness
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word: wise off
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word: wise up
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word: wise woman
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word: wizard
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word: word to the wise
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word: worldly wise
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word: you can't put a wise head on young shoulders
Related terms: word: intelligent
word: learned
word: wily