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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That positioning informs the accompanying campaign, filmed in Miami by director Bardia Zeinali, photographed by Stuart Winecoff and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.

— Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of informs

Verb

The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

But after several injuries to the squad this summer, manager Luis de la Fuente has reverted to Spain’s trusty trademark, which sees it as the narrow favorite for the title.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Meanwhile, Spain sees it as a coronating moment for a group aiming for the nation’s second title (2010).

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Diranersen is what’s called an antisense oligonucleotide that doesn't attack tau buildup but instead instructs a tau-producing gene to produce less.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of instructs

Verb

Every documentary filmmaker or journalist or investigator learns how to pull at that thread.

— Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Meanwhile, their son Telemachus is told by the goddess Athena (Zendaya) to seek news of his father and learns Odysseus is alive, but held captive by a nymph (Charlize Theron).

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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