Thesaurus:wisdom

Thesaurus

wisdom

English

Noun

Sense: the quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions

Synonyms

• acuity
• astuteness
• clairvoyance
• discernment
• discrimination
• gumption
• insight
• nous
• penetration
• perspicacity
• prudence
• sagaciousness
• sagacity
• sapience
• savvy
• sharpness
• sophy (obsolete)
• understanding
• wisdom
• wiseness
• wit

Antonyms

• folly
• foolishness
• imprudence

Hyponyms

• common sense

Holonyms

• faculty    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:intelligence
• Thesaurus:judgement
• Thesaurus:sage
• Thesaurus:wise

Further reading

• “498. intelligence, wisdom” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “wisdom” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.