Synonyms of wising (up)

wising (up)

verb

present participle of wise (up)

1

as in informing

to give information to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informing
• telling
• advising
• filling in
• catching up
• briefing
• instructing
• cluing (in)
• clueing (in)
• letting someone know
• teaching
• keeping (someone) posted
• announcing (to)
• educating
• disclosing (to)
• enlightening
• apprising
• familiarizing
• acquainting
• clearing
• alerting
• notifying
• versing
• hipping
• advertising
• convincing
• reassuring
• assuring
• lecturing
• certifying
• tutoring
• warranting
• schooling
• disillusioning
• disabusing
• undeceiving
• disenchanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleading
• misinforming

2

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizing
• discovering
• learning
• seeing
• hearing
• finding out
• getting on (to)
• finding
• getting wind of
• catching on (to)
• ascertaining
• hitting (on or upon)
• tumbling (to)
• figuring out
• puzzling (out)
• detecting
• doping (out)
• encountering
• spotting
• perceiving
• calculating
• noting
• discerning
• espying
• observing
• descrying
• divining
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• blotting out
• covering
• hiding
• screening
• concealing
• masking
• blanketing
• unlearning
• veiling
• shrouding
• cloaking
• occulting
• enshrouding
• curtaining