WISES (UP) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

wises (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wise (up)

as in informs

to give information to wised him up to some of the more effective tricks of salesmanship

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as in realizes

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

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Parks and Recreation Director Carl Williams noted that observing the physical impact of the king tides firsthand informs smarter municipal design.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
The statement doesn’t amount to an endorsement, a spokesperson for Caruso said, but instead simply informs people for whom Caruso planned to vote.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of informs

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Instead, as Picard realizes he’s lived and now lost an entire lifetime, Stewart gives that episode an almost excruciating sense of tragedy and exhaustion.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Billy knows more about that distinction than her admirer realizes.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of realizes

Verb

Decades later Santa discovers the misplaced letter and immediately sets out to make things right.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
The New Yorker named this novel — about a man who discovers a manuscript secretly written by his wife, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s — one of the best books of 2026.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

Verb

The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday morning, after Tinkler Mendez instructs them on the law.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Its facilitator handbook encourages children to share their pronouns and instructs adults to use gender-neutral language.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructs

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Rama soon learns that the people of Ayodhya are raising questions about Sita’s chastity after her captivity in Lanka and criticizing him for taking her back.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The advantage goes to the organization that learns fastest from each deployment.

— Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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