wired

Examples

• All

• Our minds must be hard wired to experience the world in that way.

• But actually anything which is learned is wired into your brain.

• Not every man is naturally wired to want to do more.

• Not every man is naturally wired to want to do more.

• So we are biologically wired not to want to change.

• When really that's just, we're just not wired in the same way, are we?

• You have a group that's wired like they're wired to do tasks, right.

• We are tribal primates and we are wired to seek the silverback amongst us.

• The house was wired for the internet, making it easy to connect all devices.

• The new office was wired for telephones, allowing every workstation to have a phone line.

Synonyms

H

hardwired

vswired

• Specialized

1 4.7

Connected by physical cables instead of using wireless signals

is a general fitted state rather than a permanently installed cable connection

C

corded

vswired

1 3.6

An object that has a cord attached to connect to power or another device

is broader and covers installations for electricity or telephone service

C

connected

vswired

• Specialized

2.7

Joined to a power outlet or network so it works

is specific about being fitted with physical cables rather than any link

Antonyms

W

wireless

95 3.9

Using radio signals instead of wires

U

unwired

6.8

Without power wires inside a building or room

How Wired

hardwired

• Specialized

7.3

wired

4 3.7

unwired

6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology