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Adjective wise has 5 senses
- wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
Antonyms: foolish, absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous, cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany, unreasonable, fond, harebrained, insane, mad, ill-conceived, misguided, rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty, unwise
- 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"
Antonym: imprudent (indirect, via prudent)
- knowing, wise, wise to - evidencing the possession of inside information
Antonym: uninformed (indirect, via informed)
- diplomatic, wise - able to take a broad view of negotiations between states
Antonym: unstatesmanlike (indirect, via statesmanlike)
- considered, wise - carefully considered; "a considered opinion"
Antonyms: ill-advised, unadvised (indirect, via well-advised)
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