Definitions

wisdom

[wiz-duhm] / ˈwɪz dəm /

NOUN

insight, common sense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acumen caution common sense experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge poise prudence sanity savvy sophistication understanding

STRONG

astuteness balance brains circumspection comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition gumption information judiciousness learning penetration perspicacity practicality reason sagacity sapience shrewdness solidity stability

WEAK

clear thinking good judgment horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance imprudence inability ineptness stupidity thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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But appetite is not the same as wisdom.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

One mom shares the wisdom that it’s impossible to go through life without challenges.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"Our children won't get to receive her wisdom."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

If a subway would work anywhere in modern Los Angeles, conventional wisdom said, it was along Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“It is a much older saying than those of Agatha Swanburne. It may even be older than the pithy wisdom of Cicero. It goes like this: ‘Don’t set a fox to guard the henhouse.’”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Vocabulary lists containing wisdom

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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV

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