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Synonyms for wised up
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : wahyz |
Phonetic Transcription : waɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for wised up Other synonyms for the word wised up
- a hand at
- able
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquainted
- acute
- admonish
- adult
- advocate
- air
- alert
- appraised
- apprise
- apprised
- apprive
- apt
- argute
- artful
- artificial
- assert
- astucious
- astute
- attentive
- au courant
- awake
- aware
- been around
- blasé
- blazon
- bored
- brace
- brainwash
- brainy
- break in
- break it to
- brief
- broad-minded
- broadcast
- cable
- cagey
- calculating
- canny
- care for
- caution
- charge
- circulate
- citified
- civilized
- clear the decks
- clever
- clue
- clue in
- coach
- cognizant
- competent
- confab
- conscious
- consummate
- convey
- cool
- counsel
- couth
- crack
- crackerjack
- crafty
- cry wolf
- cue
- cultivate
- cultivated
- cunning
- cutting
- cynical
- debrief
- declare
- deep
- deprecate
- develop
- dexterous
- direct
- discerning
- discipline
- disclose
- discriminating
- disenchanted
- disillusioned
- disseminate
- dissuade
- divulge
- drill
- drum into
- dry run
- educate
- engineer
- enjoin
- enlighten
- enlightened
- equip
- exercise
- exhort
- experienced
- expert
- express
- familiar
- farsighted
- fill in
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- flag
- forbid
- forearm
- forewarn
- fortify
- foxy
- gear up
- get
- get a workout
- get in shape
- get ready
- get set
- gifted
- gird
- give
- give fair warning
- give lessons
- give pointer
- give the high sign
- give the lowdown
- give the lowdown on
- give the skinny on
- give two cents
- give warning
- go-go
- good
- groovy
- ground
- grounded
- grow strong
- guide
- habituate
- handy
- harden
- heady
- heedful
- hep
- herald
- hint
- hip
- hip to
- hone
- huddle
- improve
- in
- in the know
- in the picture
- indicate
- inform
- informed
- ingenious
- inside
- instruct
- instructed
- intimate
- into
- inure
- jaded
- jet-set
- judicious
- keen
- keep posted
- kibitz
- know the score
- know what's what
- know-how
- knowing
- knowing what's what
- knowledgeable
- laid-back
- latched on
- lay it out
- lead
- lead to
- learned
- leave evidence
- leave trace
- leave tracks
- lecture
- let in on
- let know
- level
- liberal
- literate
- make
- make aware
- make known
- make ready
- make up
- masterly
- mature
- mention
- mindful
- mold
- mondaine
- notify
- old
- on the ball
- on the beam
- on the inside
- on to
- on top of
- open-minded
- order
- organize
- pass out
- pave the way
- penetrating
- perceptive
- perspicacious
- piercing
- pilot
- plugged in
- point to
- polished
- post
- practical
- practiced
- predict
- prep
- prepare
- prepared
- prescribe
- pretty
- prime
- primed
- pro
- probing
- proclaim
- professional
- proficient
- profound
- prompt
- promulgate
- provide
- prudent
- psych up
- publish
- pull one's coat
- put bug in ear
- put heads together
- put on guard
- put on to
- put one wise
- put wise to
- qualify
- quick
- quick-witted
- radio
- ready
- really into
- rear
- reasonable
- receptive
- recommend
- refined
- rehearse
- remind
- remonstrate
- report
- reprehend
- reprove
- reveal
- run through
- sagacious
- savvy
- school
- schooled
- season
- seasoned
- send word
- sensible
- sentient
- set
- shape
- shark
- sharp
- sharpen
- show the ropes
- signal
- skeptical
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- slippery
- sly
- smart
- smooth
- sophisticated
- speak
- spread
- stagy
- state
- steer
- streetwise
- strengthen
- studied
- study
- suave
- suggest
- summon
- svelte
- switched on
- talented
- talk
- tame
- teach
- telephone
- tell
- there
- threaten
- tip
- tip off
- tout
- train
- trained
- tricky
- tuned in
- tutor
- underhand
- up on
- update
- uptown
- urbane
- urge
- vent
- versant
- versed
- vet
- veteran
- warm up
- warn
- wave a red flag
- well-bred
- well-versed
- whip into shape
- whiz
- wicked
- wily
- wire
- wise
- wise one up
- wise to
- wise up
- wised up
- with it
- work out
- world-weary
- worldly
- worldly wise
- write
Définition of wised up
Origin :- Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
- A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
- Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
- As in aware : adj knowledgeable
- As in shrewd : adj clever, intelligent
- As in skillful : adj able, talented
- As in sophisticated : adj cosmopolitan, cultured
- As in accomplished : adj skilled in activity
- As in enlightened : adj informed, educated
- As in instruct : verb inform, teach
- As in notify : verb inform
- As in post : verb advise, inform
- As in ready : verb prepare
- As in train : verb prepare
- As in warn : verb give notice of possible occurrence
- As in caution : verb warn, advise
- As in clue : verb give information
- As in counsel : verb give advice
- I'm not wised up yet to this new game of yours, but I've got a bet on you.
- Extract from : « Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford » by George Randolph Chester
- You amble right along and get some pants on—and when you've wised up some you'll thank me a lot.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Dim Trails » by by (AKA B. M. Sinclair) B. M. Bower
- Deceived herself by men, she finally arrived at that stage of life known in theatrical circles as "wised up."
- Extract from : « The Easiest Way » by Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow
- Travers doesn't understand, but he's to be wised up to-night, according to orders, and—'
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Jimmie Dale » by Frank L. Packard
- Nobody knows this horse, and seein' him the way he is now, not many'd pipe what he really is unless they was wised up.
- Extract from : « The Land of Strong Men » by Arthur M. Chisholm
Antonyms for wised up
- abandon
- allow
- approve
- ask
- awkward
- be quiet
- blunt
- clumsy
- collect
- commend
- compliment
- conceal
- confounded
- confused
- deceive
- decrease
- destroy
- disallow
- disarrange
- discourage
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- dissuade
- disturb
- dull
- easy
- enchanted
- encouraged
- enthusiastic
- excited
- fail
- foolish
- forget
- frivolous
- gather
- green
- halt
- heedless
- hide
- hold back
- honest
- hurt
- idiotic
- ignorant
- ignore
- in the dark
- inattentive
- incapable
- incapacitated
- incompetent
- inefficient
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- insensitive
- keep
- keep secret
- laud
- learn
- let go
- listen
- lose
- misguide
- mislead
- misled
- naive
- neglect
- neglectful
- obtuse
- permit
- perplexed
- praise
- prevent
- refrain
- retard
- senseless
- simple
- slow
- stupid
- suppress
- unable
- unaware
- unclever
- unconscious
- uncool
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- uneducated
- unenlightened
- unfamiliar
- unfriendly
- uninformed
- unintelligent
- unknowledgeable
- unreasonable
- unrefined
- unseasoned
- unskilled
- unskillful
- unsophisticated
- unstylish
- untalented
- unthinking
- untrained
- unwise
- weaken
- withhold
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