well-advised

adjective

Definition of well-advisednext
as in prudent

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Recent Examples of well-advised And people with the sickle-cell trait might be well-advised to acclimatize before doing sports at high altitudes. — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026 As a result, Evans believes that repeat advertisers are well-advised to use mascots consistently, particularly at the Super Bowl. — Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 Californians are well-advised to keep a sharp eye on troubled mortgages. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-advised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-advised
  1. prudent
  2. wise
  3. sensible
  4. judicious
  5. sane
  6. sagacious
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  • Their pitching performance during a recent record 15-game winning streak proved the plan was prudent.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Halting most such operations was a prudent first step, and one that should’ve allowed for a thorough assessment of how immigration enforcement is being carried out.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of prudent
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  • Personnel-wise, there are a lot of new faces with things to prove.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • This Zuko is older, calmer, wiser and the Fire Lord of his nation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of wise
Adjective
  • The pumps are designed with a delicate almond toe, a conservative high-cut vamp, and a sensible heel, measuring around three inches.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • Every notetaker that joins a meeting traces back to a reasonably sensible individual choice to keep a credible set of notes in an endless sea of meetings.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of sensible
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  • As more people gain access to the discipline, a judicious approach to short selling is key.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • With Williams and Kayla McBride on regular-max contracts and Napheesa Collier signing for a super-max, Minnesota had to be more judicious with its other signings but didn’t compromise on quality.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of judicious
Adjective
  • Plenty of sane people on both sides of the aisle have voiced their displeasure with biological men invading female spaces, so to paint this as a fringe right crusade is disingenuous.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Those flows then fell precipitously to levels too low for most sane boaters.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of sane
Adjective
  • The simplification of this rallying cry points to the exhibition’s sagacious curatorial focus.
    — Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Harper’s has been a sagacious and elegant presence in all this for a very long time, since there were giants on the earth, Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
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