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wise to

ADJECTIVE

au fait

Synonyms

WEAK

au courant expert skillful up on up to snuff well instructed

ADJECTIVE

aware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive appreciative apprehensive attentive awake cognizant conscious familiar informed mindful receptive wise

WEAK

acquainted alert appraised apprised au courant cool enlightened go-go groovy grounded heedful hip in the know in the picture into know the score know what's what know-how knowing latched on on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient sharp tuned-in up on wised up with it

Antonyms

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heedless ignorant inattentive neglectful unaware unconscious unfamiliar unfriendly uninformed unknowledgeable

WEAK

insensitive

ADJECTIVE

cognizant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehensive conscious informed judicious knowledgeable observant

WEAK

acquainted alive au courant awake conversant down with familiar grounded hep to hip to in on in the know in the picture knowing on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient tuned-in up on versed with it witting

Antonyms

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ignorant indifferent senseless thoughtless unaware uninformed unmindful

WEAK

unfamiliar unknowledgeable unwitting

ADJECTIVE

conscious

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STRONGEST

attentive aware certain cognizant informed keen mindful responsive sensible sure vigilant watchful

WEAK

able to recognize acquainted aesthetic alive to apperceptive apprised assured au courant conversant discerning hep to in on in right mind knowing noticing noting observing on to perceiving percipient recognizing remarking seeing sensitive to sentient supraliminal understanding with it witting

Antonyms

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careless heedless ignorant inattentive unaware uncertain unconfident uninformed unsure

WEAK

indifferent unconscious unintentional unresponsive unstudied

ADJECTIVE

informed

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STRONGEST

abreast knowledgeable learned

STRONG

acquainted apprized briefed enlightened posted primed savvy up versed

WEAK

au courant au fait erudite expert familiar in the know into know the score know what's what on top of reliable tuned-in up on up-to-date versant well-read

Antonyms

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ignorant uninformed

WEAK

unaware unknowledgeable

ADJECTIVE

perceptive

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STRONGEST

astute discerning discreet incisive insightful intuitive knowing knowledgeable observant penetrating wise

WEAK

acute awake aware brainy conscious ear to the ground gnostic insighted judicious keen knows what's what penetrative percipient perspicacious quick rational responsive sagacious sage savvy sharp sophic tuned-in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless foolish idiotic ignorant stupid thoughtless unaware undiscerning unintelligent

WEAK

dense insensitive unobservant

ADJECTIVE

sophisticated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mature practical refined worldly

STRONG

bored citified cool cultivated disenchanted disillusioned experienced jaded knowing practiced schooled seasoned smooth studied

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adult artificial been around blasé couth cynical in in the know into jet-set laid-back mondaine on to sharp skeptical stagy streetwise suave svelte switched-on uptown urbane well-bred wised-up with it world-weary worldly-wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inexperienced unrefined unsophisticated

STRONG

enchanted encouraged enthusiastic excited uncool

WEAK

easy naive simple slow uncultivated uncultured

ADJECTIVE

understood

Synonyms

STRONG

accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid

WEAK

axiomatic down pat inferential on to roger tacit taken for granted undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wordless

Antonyms

STRONG

expressed stated

WEAK

explained explicit spoken written

ADJECTIVE

with it

Synonyms

WEAK

alive apprehensive au courant awake aware chic conscious cool familiar groovy hep to hip to in in fashion in on in the know in vogue informed knowing knowledgeable latest mod now observant on to perceptive plugged in savvy switched on trendy tuned-in up on versed

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Is it wise to invest it with a single firm?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It still isn’t foolproof, and it is wise to use an actual flesh-and-blood human to fact-check anything you must get right.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

This is why the founders were wise to insist on creating the United States as a secular nation.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

It wasn’t wise to linger on this dangerous topic, but Nurse Beverly asked another question anyway: “How do you think you’re going to accomplish that?”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

wise to

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