WISE MEN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

wise men

noun

plural of wise man

as in Renaissance men

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Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Definition of seers

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Giant agaves, lomandra, aeoniums, aloes, blue grasses and sages covered the slope from the house to the pool.

— Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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The treasure trove, which includes exclusive pieces from Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and more, has sent style savants on the internet into a frenzy.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Jittery courtside kibbitzers, first-time-longtimers, and Vegas savants are guarded in their evaluation of the Knicks’ chances.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

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Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
But Supreme Court scholars and the public alike seldom pay much attention to concurring opinions, in which a justice expounds on the views of their colleagues in the majority.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

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With the Wild hoping to sign star defenseman Quinn Hughes to an extension, some pundits have offered the notion of Minnesota paying him $18 million a season for a three-year term.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026
But other Democratic strategists and non-partisan political analysts counter that the pundits are missing a critical point.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

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