Antonyms for wised up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : wahyz

Phonetic Transcription : waɪz

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for wised up

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