wisdom

accepted, conventional, established, folk, popular, prevailing, received, traditional

Popular wisdom suggests that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

street, worldly

Despite her street wisdom, she still made mistakes in her new job downtown.

accumulated, collective

The team benefited from the collective wisdom of experienced managers who had worked in the industry for decades.

ancient

The ancient wisdom of her grandmother helped her make the difficult decision.

doubt, have doubts about, question

Some people questioned the wisdom of building a shopping mall in such a quiet neighbourhood.

seek

Many people seek wisdom from their grandparents because of their life experience.

impart

The experienced teacher was happy to impart her wisdom about effective study habits.

prove

Her decision to learn from her mistakes has proved her wisdom over many years.

a fount/source of wisdom

Her grandmother was a fount of wisdom about growing vegetables and raising children.

in sb's (infinite) wisdom

The company decided, in its infinite wisdom, to schedule the meeting during everyone's lunch break.

pearls of wisdom

My grandmother shared pearls of wisdom about life during our long afternoon conversations.

the pursuit of wisdom

Many ancient philosophers spent years in the pursuit of wisdom before sharing their ideas.

wit and wisdom

My grandfather shared his wit and wisdom with us during every family dinner.

with the wisdom of hindsight

With the wisdom of hindsight, we realized we should have saved more money for emergencies.

words of wisdom

My grandfather shared some words of wisdom before I left for college.