Definitions

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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Funds such as the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund suffered billions of dollars worth of outflows through the tail end of May and beginning of June, Barron’s reported Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In each case, Wise said it had subsequently addressed regulators' concerns.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Wise Group shares fell to a near 18-month low after a report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism said the company is being investigated by Belgian prosecutors over concerns about potential money laundering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Wise leadership, prudent judgment, strategic patience, the maintenance of alliances, domestic cohesion, promotion of economic dynamism—these are all choices that trump destiny in the pursuit of national greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“Your Worship, I beg you, take the noble Hizdahr for your king at once. He can speak with the Wise Masters, make a peace for us.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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