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a body of facts learned by study or experience the orientation meetings will provide the company's old hands with an opportunity to pass on their wisdom to the new employees

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How does the noun wisdom contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of wisdom are common sense, judgment, and sense. While all these words mean "ability to reach intelligent conclusions," wisdom implies sense and judgment far above average.

a leader of rare wisdom

In what contexts can common sense take the place of wisdom?

The words common sense and wisdom are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, common sense suggests an average degree of such ability without sophistication or special knowledge.

common sense tells me it's wrong

When is it sensible to use judgment instead of wisdom?

In some situations, the words judgment and wisdom are roughly equivalent. However, judgment implies sense tempered and refined by experience, training, and maturity.

they relied on her judgment for guidance

When might sense be a better fit than wisdom?

Although the words sense and wisdom have much in common, sense implies a reliable ability to judge and decide with soundness, prudence, and intelligence.

a choice showing good sense

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of wisdom The former New York Giants quarterback will impart wisdom about how his skills under center have translated to the boardroom. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Many in Democratic circles questioned the wisdom of Barack Obama calling out Black men for being lukewarm on Harris out of latent sexism. Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024 The data collected from all these data points is important and necessary, but the nuggets of wisdom extracted from it all is invaluable. Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 In her debut monograph, ten Have shares some of her wisdom by articulating four principles for styling, demonstrated by imagery from four seasons. Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wisdom 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisdom
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  • Related Articles Here, WWD looks at the top-performing Formula 1 fashion sponsorships from 2024, using data insights from Trendalytics.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
  • More than anything, though, Cher has come to stand for a brassy, strutting kind of survival over the years, and on this front, her memoir is awash in insight and rich in details.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Which makes the ‘Mona Lisa’ a great work of science, and some of those anatomies in his notebooks great works of art.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Evan Bush Evan Bush is a science reporter for NBC News.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Effective management of the company’s debt-to-equity ratio and liquidity reserves will also signal financial prudence to potential investors.
    Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • His commitment to fiscal prudence and his promise to voters hang in the balance with vetoing a tax-increasing budget bill emerging as his only viable option.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
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  • The new product mix will help fuel desirability for the brand at these shopping destinations, Cantagalli said.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Homebuyers are often eager to research neighborhood characteristics like access to shopping, school quality, or crime rates because these factors impact liveability, desirability, and safety, and the same logic should apply to researching climate risks.
    Daryl Fairweather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Translating data into knowledge To achieve up-to-the-minute guidance, the team at onX harnesses readily-available data from the National Interagency Fire Center, with additional detail from NASA and NOAA.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Based in a European city (the EMA is based in Amsterdam), a European economic security network would assemble representatives of EU member states and specialists to centralize knowledge and expertise.
    Agathe Demarais, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Instead, in this example, refinancing down to a 20-year loan could make more sense.
    Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Hals, too, painted the faces of a new secular élite that sought to flatter itself with the permanence of oil painting; Hals, too, caught the abundance as well as the wobbling precarity of his clients’ world, the sense that all this could tumble down tomorrow.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • With sly wit and improbable empathy, the show simultaneously scrutinizes the arrogance of the traditional medical establishment and the presumptions and false promises of the wellness industry.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Even when her efforts didn’t pay off, the sharpness of her wit and her talent for character building were still rewarding to watch.
    Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • Built for expediency Texas Children's emergency department is next door to its urgent care.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Trump campaign, and Vance in particular, need to answer and be held accountable for dangerous, racist lies for political expediency.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024

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“Wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisdom. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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