Synonyms of sages

sages

noun

plural of sage

as in scholars

a person of deep wisdom or learning

the young prince made a pilgrimage to the sage, hoping to learn the meaning of life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholars
• savants
• pundits
• teachers
• seers
• wizards
• rabbis
• intellectuals
• intellects
• thinkers
• mentors
• wise men
• yogis
• brains
• gurus
• mahatmas
• masters
• pandits
• highbrows
• swamis
• polymaths
• Renaissance men
• geniuses
• polyhistors
• whizzes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiots
• fools
• imbeciles
• morons
• donkeys
• ignoramuses
• blockheads
• dolts
• simpletons
• dopes
• stocks
• dunces
• goons
• pinheads
• turkeys
• jackasses
• numskulls
• dummies
• ninnies
• nitwits
• nincompoops
• fatheads
• dumbbells
• know-nothings
• half-wits
• dodoes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sages

The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement. — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Look to Rainbow Swiss chard, multicolor lettuces, purple-leaf basil, dusky blue kales or cabbages, and variegated perennial thymes and sages. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Black sages have shown that Black rage will not be silenced; rather, it is directed toward creative expression. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed through aphorisms attributed to ancient rabbinic sages. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Giant agaves, lomandra, aeoniums, aloes, blue grasses and sages covered the slope from the house to the pool. — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026

With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Find a hot, sunny spot in the garden for evergreen sages like Southern Living's 'Killer Cranberry', which is pictured here. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 May 2026