Synonyms for sage
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Wise
wise, sagacious formal, prudent, sapient, shrewd, judicious, sensible, intelligent, acute, discerning, perspicacious, astute
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Wise.
- n. 1
A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
Related words
- Word family
- sagely sageness sagacious sagacity
- Phrases
- white sage bee sage hummingbird sage pitcher sage redroot sage red sage sage hen woman sage
- Is a kind of
- egghead intellectual person
Forms
- Plural
- sages → oracles, philosophers, savants, salvias…
Example sentences
- wise It was wise of you to take your umbrella with you.
- shrewd I know that Tom is a very shrewd businessman.
- judicious Most of the women credit card holders are judicious in using their cards.
- serious Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.
By length
- 4 letters
- wise1
- 5 letters
- grave1, acute2
- 6 letters
- oracle3, shrewd1, astute2, savant2, salvia3
- 7 letters
- serious3, prudent2, sapient
- 8 letters
- sensible3
- 9 letters
- judicious3, sagacious
- 10 letters
- discerning3
- 11 letters
- intelligent4, philosopher4
- 13 letters
- perspicacious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).