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

Definition of sages

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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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Legal scholars have warned that attacks on infrastructure with wide civilian use in some circumstances could constitute a war crime under international law.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 17 July 2026
As noted by Variety, some scholars believe the island inspired the location where Homer imagined Odysseus and his crew stopping to roast goats and replenish their supplies.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of scholars

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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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