wiser

ADJECTIVE

intelligent, reasonable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astute aware careful educated enlightened experienced informed judicious knowledgeable perceptive prudent rational sane sensible shrewd smart thoughtful wary well-informed

STRONG

contemplative cunning grasping keen knowing sage sensing sharp sound understanding

WEAK

calculating clever cogitative crafty discerning discreet erudite foresighted insightful intuitive perspicacious politic reflective sagacious sapient scholarly sophic tactful taught witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless foolish heedless idiotic ignorant inattentive incautious indiscreet inexperienced insensitive irrational obtuse reckless senseless stupid thoughtless unaware uneducated uninformed unintelligent unknowledgeable unrealistic unreasonable unsophisticated unsound unwise

STRONG

blunt dull kind

Example Sentences

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Instead, it would be far wiser for policymakers to focus on directly strengthening the social safety net, so every patient has equitable access to treatments without financial hardship.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Araki’s sensibility is, if anything, wiser now, though he’d probably flinch at the word.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Rather than having an all-or-nothing change in beneficiaries, it’s wiser to have a more balanced approach, one that you and your husband can review every year, or so.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

"There's still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail," Gavaskar added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The Nightbeast could creep up to them, and they’d be none the wiser.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega