wise

wise is a 4-letter English word with 13 senses as verb, noun, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. verb. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
2. verb. 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.
3. verb. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
4. verb. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
5. verb. 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.
6. verb. Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
7. noun. a way of doing or being

   "in no wise"

   "in this wise"

8. noun. United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
9. noun. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
10. adjective. improperly forward or bold

    "don't be fresh with me"

    "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"

    Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart

11. adjective. evidencing the possession of inside information

    Synonyms: knowing

12. adjective. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

    "judicious use of one's money"

    "a wise decision"

    Synonyms: heady, judicious

13. adjective. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

    "a wise leader"

    "a wise and perceptive comment"

Synonyms

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, knowing, heady, judicious

Common word forms

wised, wiser, wises, wisely, wisest, wising, wiseness

Words from these letters

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