WISING (UP) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

wising (up)

verb

present participle of wise (up)

as in informing

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

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as in realizing

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

His wife later reportedly received a letter from World Vision informing her that his donation helped restore the vision of two people.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Manson’s death was met with strong reactions from the family members of his victims, who were contacted by prison officials informing them of the mass murderer’s passing.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

At issue are 50-year-old legal documents that expired without most condo owners realizing it.

— Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Sometimes those hectic summer days carpooling to camp and realizing your kids snacked through your entire Costco run in 48 hours are about survival—not making memories to last a lifetime.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizing

Verb

Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Or, at least, for the first time since the start of the war, some analysts on Wall Street might at least be willing to consider that the administration may be telling the truth about the state of the oil market.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

That coordination gives everyone time to confirm eligibility on the new stock, model the holding-period math and put the election deadline on the calendar rather than discovering it after the fact.

— Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The greater risk is losing access to one difficult-to-replace material and discovering that an entire factory, grid project or defense program cannot proceed without it.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

The councilmember then called out Bass for working with a communications consultant who was simultaneously advising her and Lineage, the company whose warehouse burned in Boyle Heights in June.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Crossing guards are advising students on e-bikes who were unaware of the new rule to check in at the office.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of advising

Verb

Many of the experiences are suitable for older children, from riding to learning how to look after sheep for the day, accompanied by a local shepherd.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
But for educators, there is a growing consensus that AI literacy is about more than learning how to use generative AI and write good prompts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

Is Barron capable of filling in if Patrick Surtain II or Moss miss time, which has happened each of the last two seasons?

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
The comedian, who is filling in for vacationing host Jimmy Kimmel, reflected back on her stint from 1996-2002 on her own talk show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, in her first monologue of the week.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of filling in

Verb

Toyota, Honda and Nissan benefited in their most recent quarterly reports from a historically weak currency, with the first two upgrading their full-year forecasts and the latter seeing its first profit in about two years.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Regardless, seeing it in practice helped show what the Bills may do at the macro and micro levels once the regular season begins.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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