Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1563]
Antonyms
unperceptive, unwise
[3, 4] aware, informed, knowing, ready
Antonyms
unknowing
3wise verb wised; wis·ing; wis·es : to supply with information — often used with up
Synonyms
usually wise up acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, tell—more at ENLIGHTEN
-wise adverb combining form : in the manner or direction of wise·acre noun [ORIGIN: MD wijssegger soothsayer] : SMART ALECK 1wisecrack noun : a clever, smart, or flippant remark Synonyms crack, gag, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, witticism—more at JOKE 2wisecrack verb : to make a wisecrack Synonyms banter, fool, fun, jest, jive, joke, josh, kid, quip—more at JOKE wise guy noun : SMART ALECK 1wish verb 1 : to have a desire : long for <~ you were here> <~ for a puppy> 2 : to form or express a wish concerning <~ed him a happy birthday> 3 : BID 4 : to request by expressing a desire 5 : to have the intention of Synonyms usually wish for [1] ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, thirst, want, yearn—more at DESIRE [5] choose, like, want, will 2wish noun 1 : an act or instance of wishing or desiring : WANT; also : GOAL 2 : an expressed will or desire wish·bone noun : a forked bone in front of the breastbone in most birds wish·ful adjective 1 : expressive of a wish; also : having a wish 2 : according with wishes rather than fact <~ thinking> wishy–washy adjective : lacking in character or determination; also : morally feeble Synonyms banal, flat, insipid; also unexciting, unrewarding; bland, boring, drab, dreary, dry, dull, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying; inane; innocuous, inoffensive; mild, soft, subdued, tame, weak; common, commonplace, ordinary, stale, unexceptional effete, frail, nerveless, soft, spineless, weak, wimpy—more at WEAK wisp noun 1 : a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2 : a thin strand, strip, or fragment ; also : a thready streak