wisest

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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Reading her work feels like having lunch with your smartest, wisest, most empathetic friend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

With everyone worrying over my safety, a step-by-step approach seemed wisest, so I started by purchasing a 20-mile-per-hour e-bike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Whether it is Slot or those on the pitch, then, it is largely Liverpool's wisest heads who are making the difference in the key moments.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

As someone who entered a career in music journalism in the 2000s, I might not be the wisest voice to turn to for financial advice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

He had left the last teacher he had met, even he, the greatest and wisest teacher, the holiest, the Buddha.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse