Synonyms of sage

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adjective

as in wise

having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge

a sage suggestion that anyone should think long and hard before deciding to marry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wise
• prudent
• insightful
• sagacious
• perceptive
• experienced
• brilliant
• discerning
• scholarly
• intelligent
• clever
• thoughtful
• sapient
• keen
• smart
• acute
• knowledgeable
• penetrating
• quick
• literate
• bright
• reflective
• learned
• perspicacious
• cerebral
• erudite
• sharp
• percipient
• astute
• discriminative
• discriminating
• nimble
• contemplative
• shrewd
• brainy
• quick-witted
• piercing
• clearheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwise
• dense
• foolish
• dull
• obtuse
• dumb
• stupid
• purblind
• simple
• imbecile
• unperceptive
• silly
• thoughtless
• slow
• idiotic
• imbecilic
• unintelligent
• witless
• moronic
• feebleminded
• brainless
• woodenheaded
• undiscriminating
• knuckleheaded
• slow-witted
• idiotical

sage

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noun (1)

as in scholar

a person of deep wisdom or learning

the young prince made a pilgrimage to the sage, hoping to learn the meaning of life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholar
• teacher
• savant
• pundit
• wizard
• seer
• wise man
• guru
• rabbi
• polymath
• mentor
• master
• swami
• yogin
• yogi
• intellect
• thinker
• intellectual
• Renaissance man
• mahatma
• brain
• whiz
• highbrow
• genius
• pandit
• polyhistor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiot
• turkey
• donkey
• know-nothing
• fool
• stock
• ignoramus
• moron
• imbecile
• dunce
• dolt
• blockhead
• pinhead
• simpleton
• jackass
• dope
• ninny
• goon
• dummy
• nincompoop
• dodo
• numskull
• nitwit
• fathead
• dumbbell
• numbskull
• half-wit

sageness

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noun (2)

as in insight

the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships

her father has always shown an unpretentious sageness about the practicalities of life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insight
• sensitivity
• perception
• wisdom
• intellect
• sagacity
• perceptivity
• discernment
• perceptiveness
• sagaciousness
• sapience
• understanding
• intelligence
• gray matter
• sense
• wit
• penetration
• power
• brilliance
• comprehension
• judgement
• acuity
• brightness
• brain(s)
• acumen
• perspicacity
• discrimination
• appreciation
• astuteness
• mentality
• percipience
• reason
• judgment
• apprehension
• judiciousness
• logic
• sanity
• rationality
• foresightedness
• smartness
• grasp
• canniness
• clear-sightedness
• braininess
• keenness
• foresight
• prudence
• cleverness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• density
• dulness
• dullness
• idiocy
• obtuseness
• stupidity
• foolishness
• folly
• imbecility
• irrationality
• mindlessness
• silliness
• craziness
• unreasonableness
• unsoundness
• madness
• insanity
• lunacy
• illogic
• witlessness
• brainlessness
• simpleness
• simplemindedness
• senselessness
• zaniness
• preposterousness