wised (up)

verb

past tense of wise (up)
1
as in informed
to give information to wised him up to some of the more effective tricks of salesmanship

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2
as in realized
to come to an awareness of she eventually wised up to the fact that he was taking advantage of her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wised (up)
  1. informed
  2. realized
  3. advised
  4. discovered
  5. told
  6. heard
  7. instructed
  8. learned
Verb
  • Let’s make sure we are registered, take the time to get informed and engaged and show up to cast a thoughtful vote.
    — Ashley Hartman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Police forces in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Bedfordshire informed visitors to their websites that online submission forms were disrupted.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Then birdwatchers realized the eagles had indeed built another nest, just in a different spot, moving across the river to Glen Hazel.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Greenstein believes the full potential of AI is only just beginning to be realized.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of realized
Verb
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Sports Medicine have usually advised against creatine for anyone under 18.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Commercial and allied shipping through the waterway is advised to use a southern route through Omani territorial waters, located outside of Tehran’s direct military control and overseen by CENTCOM.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Covering an area of the sky equivalent to 19 full moons, as seen from our vantage point, this cosmic Kaiju was discovered in late 2022 by Japanese astronomers using data from the Subaru Telescope.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The film was made with emerging directors discovered by the lab, who raised investment and set up their own studio, and the lab’s work drew backing from Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Some employees in Amazon's entertainment division were told that company leadership had mandated the film's release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • When the rainfall ceased and the fauna that called Hoh home stood still, barely a sound could be heard.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Gauthier said she's heard before that foster kids stay at the DHS building.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of heard
Verb
  • Her husband instructed their 13-year-old son to drive his three siblings to a nearby relative's home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In its August 28, 2025 letter, the agency instructed the port to remove language treating those movements as automatically exempt from emissions requirements.
    — Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Investigators learned that White was under state supervision and wearing a GPS monitoring device, and quickly located and arrested him at a restaurant in New Britain.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Variety has learned that Harry Styles has had discussions about the part, and Theo James, 41, also hasn’t been ruled out.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of learned
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“Wised (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wised%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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