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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Verb

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

Verb

Investigating the shoot-out is the third-generation sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who realizes Moss is in danger and tries to track him down.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Within a few more minutes, though, the group realizes some landmarks remain.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of realizes

Verb

Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Some way off Moss discovers a bag with $2 million in cash and takes it.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

Verb

Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
What the Collective[i] network sees says the answer is faster than almost anyone expects.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

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

Verb

Now, Muse is attracting similar attention, partly because of how the assistant learns about the person on the other side of the conversation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But litigation could be financially ruinous to Taylor & Byrne, as Nick learns from a disgruntled Bernard (Steve Furst), the firm’s finance guy.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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