Synonyms for wise


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wahyz
Phonetic Transcription : waɪz

Top 10 synonyms for wise Other synonyms for the word wise

Définition of wise

Origin :
  • Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
  • A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
  • Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
  • adj intelligent, reasonable
Example sentences :
  • But how could you be a wise master without learning the craft?
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Peart and cunnin', but a heap too wise fur you, son; take my steer on that.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • His aunt, the Duchess of Savoy, is a merry dame, and a wise!
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Solomon, the Wise, decided to provide them with a magnificent home.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I was the only judge, in my own wise opinion, of what was right and fit.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He always kept a group with him, and people said that he was wise to do it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • This was a wise resolution, and attended with the most salutary consequences.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • Is it wise of you to expose yourself so much to the infection?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • It was not a wise thing to do, but her anger prevented her from seeing its impropriety.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Antonyms for wise

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