WISE MEN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

wise men

noun

plural of wise man

as in Renaissance men

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This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of seers

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The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world.

— Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sages

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His lacerating wit spares no member of his staff—a mix of true incompetents, off-putting savants, ticking time bombs, and onetime offenders prematurely consigned to professional purgatory.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
The Lacob family — featuring Joe and his son, assistant general manager Kirk — has long operated like venture capital disruptors LARPing as basketball savants.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of savants

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Rooney’s growing list of supporters includes scholars like Amitav Ghosh, Namwali Serpell, Naomi Klein, and Slavoj Zizek.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Nupedia was written and peer-reviewed by scholars, and was eventually supposed to make money from advertising.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholars

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Alex Wong/Getty Images Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on November 3.

— Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Fest director Susan Koch is landing more and more top Oscar contenders and talent every year, as well as Oscar pundits to cover them.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

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