Thesaurus
wisdom
Synonyms and Antonyms of wisdom
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the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
acuity, acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, keenness, penetration, percipience, perspicacity, sensitivity, understanding
appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp
brain(s), braininess, brightness, brilliance, canniness, cleverness, gray matter, intellect, intelligence, judgment (or judgement), mentality, power, reason, sense, smartness, wit
discrimination, foresight, foresightedness, judiciousness, prudence, sanity
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a body of facts learned by study or experience
dope, information, intelligence, know, lowdown, news, skinny [slang]
acquaintance, awareness, familiarity, literacy
3
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters
common sense, discreetness, discretion, gumption [chiefly dialect], horse sense, levelheadedness, nous [chiefly British], policy, prudence, sense, sensibleness, wit
farsightedness, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, judgment (or judgement)
brains, gray matter, intelligence
logicality, logicalness, practicality, rationality, rationalness
discernment, discrimination, insight, sagacity, sapience
acumen, astuteness, clearheadedness, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, shrewdness
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suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
Synonym Discussion of wisdom
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- a choice showing good sense
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- common sense tells me it's wrong
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- they relied on her judgment for guidance
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- a leader of rare wisdom
Learn More about wisdom
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