Synonyms for unwise
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   Antonyms:
   wise

2. unwiseadjective

   unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

   "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

2. inexpedient, unwiseadjective

   not appropriate to the purpose

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   imprudent, injudicious, inexpedient, indiscreet

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwise":

   imprudent, ill-advised, reckless, inadvisable, unreasonable, foolish, misguided, careless, wise, unintelligent, foolhardy, injudicious, prudent, senseless, ill-considered, sensible, mindless

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How to use unwise in a sentence?

1. Buck McKeon:

   To continue these releases just as we have had to open a new front in the war on terror is unwise.

2. Southeastern Conference:

   I walked into one of the first( CFP) meetings when we were looking at the format and said, ‘ If we want to expand to eight teams for the playoff with no automatic bids, I ’ll have that conversation, ’ but moving to an eight-team playoff and granting what were going to be six automatic bids, reducing at-large access, is unwise.

3. Proverb:

   It is unwise for one to think that a hen will ever be accorded respect in the land of the hawks.

4. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers, rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous.

5. David Jordan:

   In the politics of the present, where we are into politics of name calling and insult... I think it's probably unwise for The BBC to get ourselves into a position where we're calling out people for being liars or being racist, what is really important is that we look at the things that people say, that we analyze them, that we describe them objectively and as analytically as we can and we call them out for what they are at the time.