Synonyms for wise

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  1. Judicious

    clever, sagacious, perceptive, understanding; see rational 1, thoughtful 1.

  2. Shrewd

    calculating, cunning, crafty; see sly 1.

  3. Prudent

    tactful, sensible, wary; see careful, discreet.

  4. Erudite

    knowledgeable, scholarly, smart; see educated 1, learned 1.

  5. *Impudent

    bold, forward, offensive, cocky*, smart*; see also rude 2.

See wise in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. Possessing or showing sound judgment and keen perception:

    knowing, sagacious, sage, sapient. See wise
  2. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence:

    balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound2, well-founded, well-grounded. See reason, sane
  3. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters:

    astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart. (Informal) savvy. See ability, careful
  4. Having or showing profound knowledge and scholarship:

    erudite, learned, lettered, scholarly. See knowledge
  5. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception:

    alive, awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient. (Slang) hip. Idiom: on to. See knowledge
  6. (Slang)

    Rude and disrespectful:

    assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. (Informal) brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. See attitude, courtesy

noun

The approach used to do something:

fashion, manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way. See means

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