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Synonyms for unwise
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise
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Princeton's WordNet
unwiseadjective
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
"an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
Synonyms:
inexpedientinexpedient, unwiseadjective
not appropriate to the purpose
Synonyms:
inexpedient
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unwiseadjective
Synonyms:
foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unwiseadjective
Synonyms:
imprudent, injudicious, inexpedient, indiscreet
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unwise":
imprudent, ill-advised, reckless, inadvisable, unreasonable, foolish, misguided, careless, wise, unintelligent, foolhardy, injudicious, prudent, senseless, ill-considered, sensible, mindless
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #4991 | wise | |
| #12564 | sensible | |
| #16024 | unreasonable | |
| #16072 | foolish | |
| #18432 | prudent | |
| #18688 | mindless | |
| #21679 | reckless | |
| #24888 | careless | |
| #27380 | misguided | |
| #35057 | senseless | |
| #43057 | unwise | |
| #82005 | imprudent | |
| #93106 | foolhardy | |
| #104497 | unintelligent | |
| #123240 | inadvisable | |
| #201116 | inexpedient | |
| #219214 | injudicious |
How to use unwise in a sentence?
The wall is, in my view, immoral, expensive, unwise.
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. Bush, a former two-term governor of Florida, vowed to be.
It is unwise for one to think that a hen will ever be accorded respect in the land of the hawks.
To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.
The votes were simply not there to defeat the speaker, i think it is unwise to marginalize yourself when there is no chance of victory, which was the case today.
Translations for unwise
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- imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- nemoudrýCzech
- unklugGerman
- imprudenteSpanish
- onverstandigDutch
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