wise: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of wise
- otherwise«Word Popularity Bar5/5
otherwise
- adjective satellite other than as supposed or expected
- the outcome was otherwise
- adverb in other respects or ways
- he is otherwise normal
- the funds are not otherwise available
- an otherwise hopeless situation
- adjective satellite other than as supposed or expected
- likewise5/5
likewise
- adverb in like or similar manner
similarly.
- He was similarly affected
- some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson
- adverb in addition
also; as well; too; besides.
- he has a Mercedes, too
- adverb in like or similar manner
- unwise4/5
unwise
- adjective satellite showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
- an unwise investor is soon impoverished
- adjective satellite not appropriate to the purpose
inexpedient.
- adjective satellite showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
- clockwise4/5
clockwise
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- adverb in the direction that the hands of a clock move
- please move clockwise in a circle
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- stepwise3/5
stepwise
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
in small stages; bit-by-bit; piecemeal; step-by-step.
- adverb proceeding in steps
step by step.
- the voltage was increased stepwise
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
- lengthwise3/5
lengthwise
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
lengthways.
- the lengthwise dimension
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longitudinally; longwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
- counterclockwise3/5
counterclockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; anticlockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
anticlockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- pairwise3/5
pairwise
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- piecewise3/5
- streetwise2/5
streetwise
- adjective satellite having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
with-it; street smart.
- adjective satellite having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
- contrariwise2/5
contrariwise
- adverb in a contrary disobedient manner
contrarily; perversely.
- adverb with the order reversed
the other way around; vice versa.
- she hates him and vice versa
- adverb in a contrary disobedient manner
- crosswise2/5
crosswise
- adjective lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
- a crosswise street
- the crosswise dimension
- adjective satellite in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
- adjective lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
- anticlockwise2/5
anticlockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; counterclockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
counterclockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- coastwise2/5
coastwise
- adjective satellite along or following a coast
- coastal shipping
- coastwise winds contributed to the storm
- adverb by way of, or along the coast
- we were travelling coastwise
- adjective satellite along or following a coast
- nowise2/5
nowise
- adverb in no manner
to no degree.
- they are nowise different
- adverb in no manner
- sidewise2/5
sidewise
- adverb toward one side
sideways; sideway.
- the car slipped sideways into the ditch
- leaning sideways
- a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
- adverb with one side forward or to the front
sideways; sideway.
- turned sideways to show the profile
- crabs seeming to walk sidewise
- adverb toward one side
- edgewise2/5
edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgeways.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgeways.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
- bitwise2/5
- groupwise2/5
- pointwise2/5
- barwise2/5
- dropwise2/5
dropwise
After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops. Trickling dropwise from the cleft. Tennyson.
- crabwise1/5
crabwise
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
sideways.
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
- longwise1/5
longwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longitudinally; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
- leastwise1/5
leastwise
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
at any rate; leastways; at least.
- at least he survived
- they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
- the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
- slantwise1/5
slantwise
- adverb at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
slantways.
- adverb at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
- endwise1/5
endwise
- adverb on end or upright
endways.
- sticks leaning against the wall endways
- adverb in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise
endways.
- endways pressure
- adverb on end or upright
- anywise1/5
anywise
In any wise or way; at all. "Anywise essential." Burke.
- weatherwise1/5
weatherwise
Skillful in forecasting the changes of the weather. Hakluyt.
- componentwise1/5
- sunwise1/5
sunwise
In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face upward.
- widthwise1/5
- stagewise1/5
- bookwise1/5
- fanwise1/5
fanwise
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- columnwise1/5
- pennywise1/5
- flatwise1/5
flatwise
With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.
- elsewise1/5
- taxwise1/5
- overwise1/5
overwise
Too wise; affectedly wise. --O`ver*wise"ly , adv. --O`ver*wise"ness , n.
- moneywise1/5
Suffixes of wise
- wisely«Word Popularity Bar4/5
wisely
- adverb in a wise manner
sagely.
- she acted wisely when she invited her parents
- adverb in a wise manner
- wiser4/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wisest3/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wiseman3/5
- wisecracks2/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- wiseness1/5
wiseness
- noun the quality of being prudent and sensible
soundness; wisdom.
- noun the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wisdom.
- noun the quality of being prudent and sensible
- wises1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wisecrack1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- wisecracking1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- wiseacres1/5
wiseacre
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
wise guy; wisenheimer; weisenheimer; smart aleck.
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- wiseacre1/5
wiseacre
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
wise guy; wisenheimer; weisenheimer; smart aleck.
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- wisecracked1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- wisent1/5
wisent
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
Bison bonasus; aurochs.
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
- wiseguy1/5
wiseguy
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wised1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wiseguys1/5
wiseguys
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wiseass1/5
- wisewoman1/5
Derived words of wise
- unwisely«Word Popularity Bar2/5
unwisely
- adverb without good sense or judgment
foolishly.
- He acted foolishly when he agreed to come
- adverb without good sense or judgment
- lewises1/5
lewis
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Jerry Lee Lewis.
- noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Frederick Carleton Lewis; Carl Lewis.
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Sharpen your Skills with the Masters
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
by Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
by Nathalia Holt
A Man Called Ove: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `wise`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `wise`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `wise`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `wise`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.