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Grep of noun wise isaac mayer wise stephen samuel wise wise wise guy wise man wise men wiseacre wisecrack wiseness wisenheimer wisent Overview of noun wise The noun wise has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wise, method -- (a way of doing or being: "in no wise"; "in this wise") 2. Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise -- (United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)) 3. Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise -- (United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)) Overview of adj wise The adj wise has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (13) wise -- (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment") 2. (2) judicious, sensible, wise -- (marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision") 3. knowing, wise, wise to -- (evidencing the possession of inside information) 4. diplomatic, wise -- (able to take a broad view of negotiations between states) 5. considered, wise -- (carefully considered; "a considered opinion") Antonyms of adj wise 5 senses of wise Sense 1 wise (vs. foolish) foolish (vs. wise) => absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous => asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous => cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(postnominal), goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable => asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous => fond => harebrained, insane, mad => ill-conceived, misguided => rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty => unwise Sense 2 judicious, sensible, wise INDIRECT (VIA prudent) -> imprudent Sense 3 knowing, wise(prenominal), wise to(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA informed) -> uninformed Sense 4 diplomatic, wise INDIRECT (VIA statesmanlike) -> unstatesmanlike Sense 5 considered, wise INDIRECT (VIA well-advised) -> ill-advised, unadvised Similarity of adj wise 5 senses of wise Sense 1 wise (vs. foolish) => all-knowing, omniscient => owlish => sage => perspicacious, sagacious, sapient Also See-> advisable#1; well-advised#1, advised#1; politic#1; prudent#1 Sense 2 judicious, sensible, wise => prudent (vs. imprudent) Sense 3 knowing, wise(prenominal), wise to(prenominal) => informed (vs. uninformed) Sense 4 diplomatic, wise => statesmanlike (vs. unstatesmanlike), statesmanly Sense 5 considered, wise => well-advised (vs. ill-advised), advised Attributes of adj wise Familiarity of adj wise wise used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj wise anticlockwise clockwise coastwise contraclockwise counterclockwise crabwise crosswise lengthwise penny-wise stepwise streetwise thwartwise unwise wise wise to worldly-wise Overview of noun wise The noun wise has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wise, method -- (a way of doing or being: "in no wise"; "in this wise") 2. Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise -- (United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)) 3. Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise -- (United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)) Overview of adj wise The adj wise has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (13) wise -- (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment") 2. (2) judicious, sensible, wise -- (marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision") 3. knowing, wise, wise to -- (evidencing the possession of inside information) 4. diplomatic, wise -- (able to take a broad view of negotiations between states) 5. considered, wise -- (carefully considered; "a considered opinion")
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