wise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a way of doing or being
in no wise
Types & categories
- way hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
a wise leader
Related & opposite
- advisable also see
- well-advised also see
- politic also see
- prudent also see
- foolish antonym
- wisdom derivation
- all-knowing similar to
- perspicacious similar to
- owlish similar to
- sapiential similar to
- sage similar to
Sense 3 adjective
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
judicious use of one's money
Related & opposite
- judiciousness derivation
- wiseness derivation
- judiciousness derivation
- prudent similar to
Sense 4 adjective
improperly forward or bold
don't be fresh with me
Related & opposite
- pertness derivation
- insolence derivation
- impertinence derivation
- sass derivation
- forward similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | way |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | advisable |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | well-advised |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | politic |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | prudent |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | foolish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wisdom |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | all-knowing |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | perspicacious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | owlish |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sapiential |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | judiciousness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiseness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | judiciousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | prudent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pertness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insolence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | impertinence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sass |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | forward |