The Meaning of wise

• (v.) Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
• (v.) Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
• (v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
• (v.) Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
• (v.) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
• (v.) Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.

Synonyms

smart , overbold , sassy , impertinent , wise(p) , saucy , knowing , judicious , wise to(p) , heady , fresh , impudent , intoxicating , foolhardy , rash , reckless , invigorated , flip , chic , brisk , new , pert , orthogonal , irreverent , clean , insolent , sweet , immaterial , snotty-nosed , reinvigorated , novel , refreshing , refreshful , unused , voguish , tonic , refreshed , bracing , extraneous , unfermented , bright , sagacious , able , intelligent , perspicacious , sensible , acute , keen , quick of scent , sharp , apt , keen-sighted , quick-scented , sharp-witted , clear-sighted , keen-witted , rational , shrewd , discerning , sage , all-knowing , omniscient , sapient , owlish , sapiential , advisable , well-advised , advised , politic , prudent

Antonyms

uninformed , fatuous , rattlebrained , ridiculous , unintelligent , irrational , undiscerning , dull , ignorant , senseless , simple , stupid , scatterbrained , wacky , cockamamy , futile , obtuse , sottish , fond , backward , cockeyed , laughable , goofy , nonsensical , inane , mindless , unwise , scatty , rattlepated , cockamamie , misguided , preposterous , silly , absurd , vacuous , ill-conceived , foolish , imprudent , derisory , harebrained , mad , insane , zany , idiotic , ludicrous , whacky , asinine , sappy

Homophones

why's , wyse , y's , y.'s

Rhymes

accessorize , actualize , advertise , advise , africanize , aggrandize , agonize , ais , allies , alphabetize , aluminize , americanize , amortize , analyze , anglicize , antagonize , apologize , applies , apprise , arise , authorize , ayes , balkanize , baptize , bies , bise , bitesize , brize , brutalize , burglarize , butterflies , buys , cannibalize , canonize , capitalize , capsize , caramelize , carbonize , catalyze , categorize , centralize , characterize , chastise , christianize , circularize , circumcise , civilize , clockwise , collateralize , collectivize , colonize , colorize , commercialize , communize , compartmentalize , complies , comprise , compromise , computerize , containerize , creolize , cries , crise , criticize , crosswise , crystallize , customize , decentralize , decries , decriminalize , deemphasize , deffeyes , defies , demilitarize , demise , demobilize , democratize , demonize , demoralize , denationalize , departmentalize , depersonalize , depressurize , deputize , desensitize , despise , destabilize , devise , digitize , dise , disenfranchise , disguise , disorganize , dramatize , dries , duis , dyes , economize , edgewise , editorialize , eis , empathize , emphasize , emprise , energize , enfranchise , enterprise , epitomize , equalize , eulogize , evangelize , exercise , eyes , familiarize , fantasize , federalize , fertilize , fictionalize , finalize , flies , formalize , fossilize , franchise , fraternize , fries , gadflies , galvanize , generalize , glamorize , globalize , goodbyes , grise , guise , guys , harmonize , hellenize , highs , hise , homogenize , hospitalize , humanize , hybridize , hydrolyze , hypnotize , hypothesize , idealize , idolize , immobilize , immunize , implies , improvise , incise , industrialize , initialize , internalize , internationalize , ionize , itemize , jeopardize , kleis , knies , krise , kyes , legalize , legitimize , lengthwise , levis , liberalize , lies , likewise , lionize , lise , localize , lullabies , marginalize , marseilles , materialize , maximize , mechanize , memorialize , memorize , merchandise , mesmerize , metabolize , mies , militarize , mineralize , miniaturize , minimize , mize , mobilize , modernize , monopolize , moralize , motorize , nationalize , naturalize , neutralize , nies , normalize , nuys , optimize , organize , ostracize , otherwise , outsize , overemphasize , oversize , oxidize , panelize , paralyze , pasteurize , pastoralize , patronize , penalize , personalize , pint-size , plagiarize , polarize , politicize , polymerize , popularize , pressurize , pries , prioritize , prise , privatize , prize , professionalize , propagandize , proselytize , publicize , pulverize , rabbis , randomize , rationalize , realize , reauthorize , recapitalize , recognize , reemphasize , regionalize , relies , remerchandise , renationalize , reorganize , replies , reprise , revise , revitalize , revolutionize , rhapsodize , ries , rise , romanticize , rubberize , samurais , sanitize , satirize , scandalize , schleis , scrutinize , seise , sensationalize , sensitize , serialize , shies , sidewise , sighs , size , skies , socialize , soliloquize , sonrise , specialize , stabilize , standardize , sterilize , stigmatize , stylize , subsidize , suburbanize , summarize , sunrise , supervise , supplies , surmise , surprise , symbolize , sympathize , synchronize , synthesize , tantalize , televise , temporize , terrorize , thais , theis , theorize , thighs , ties , tranquilize , traumatize , tries , trivialize , undercapitalize , underlies , unionize , unwise , urbanize , utilize , vandalize , vaporize , verbalize , vies , visualize , westernize , winterize , womanize , wyse