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having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge<a respected and wise old judge famous for her sensible rulings>Synonymsdiscerning, insightful, perceptive, sagacious, sage, sapientRelated Wordsacute, perspicacious; experienced; discriminating, discriminative; brainy, brilliant, bright, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, smart; cerebral, erudite, knowledgeable, learned, literate, scholarly; astute, sharp, shrewd; contemplative, reflective, thoughtfulNear Antonymsdense, dull, obtuse; brainless, dumb, feebleminded, foolish, idiotic, imbecilic, moronic, silly, simple, slow, stupid, thoughtless, unintelligent, witless; undiscriminatingAntonymsundiscerning, unperceptive, unwise
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having inside information<they fooled everyone else, but I'd heard them talking and was wise to their true intentions>Synonymship, knowingRelated Wordsalerted, aware, clued, forewarned, informed, prepared, ready, warned; observant, observing, sharp, sharp-eyed; alert, attentive, open-eyed, vigilant, watchfulPhrasesin the knowNear Antonymsoblivious, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unperceiving, unseeing, unwitting; heedless, unmindful, unobservant, unobserving; unprepared, unready, unwaryAntonymsunknowing
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suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances<selling the stock just before it plunged in value was a wise move on your part>— see expedient
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