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wisdom
Synonyms and Antonyms of wisdom
- With age and experience comes wisdom—hopefully.
- Neither book learning nor simple intelligence should be confused with wisdom.
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
- The orientation meetings will provide the company's old hands with an opportunity to pass on their wisdom to the new employees.
- had overstayed her welcome and lacked the wisdom to know it
common sense, discreetness, discretion, gumption [chiefly dialect], horse sense, levelheadedness, 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
- wondered about the wisdom of hiring such an inexperienced new employee
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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