Need another word that means the same as “unwise”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “unwise” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unwise” are: inexpedient, injudicious, ill-advised, imprudent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unwise” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| ill-advised | Without careful prior deliberation or counsel. |
| imprudent | Not prudent or wise- A.M.Schlesinger. It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind. |
| inexpedient | Not practical, suitable, or advisable. Because of his age it was inexpedient to inflict punishment for the crime. |
| injudicious | Showing very poor judgement; unwise. I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider. |
| absurd | An absurd state of affairs. It may look absurd but having a treadmill desk could improve your attention span. |
| absurdity | A ludicrous folly. The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown s behavior. |
| extravagant | Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. Extravagant praise. |
| foolish | Having or revealing stupidity. He was foolish enough to confide in her. |
| funny | Comic strips in newspapers. Her speech has a funny twang. |
| goofy | (in surfing and other board sports) having the right leg in front of the left on the board. Wore a goofy hat. |
| idiotic | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. An idiotic idea. |
| illogical | Lacking in correct logical relation. An illogical fear of the supernatural. |
| immoral | Not adhering to ethical or moral principles. They considered colonialism immoral. |
| impolitic | Not politic. An impolitic approach to a sensitive issue. |
| improvident | Not given careful consideration. Improvident and undisciplined behaviour. |
| imprudent | Lacking wise self-restraint. Very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas. |
| inadvisable | Likely to have unfortunate consequences; unwise. Running on the ice is inadvisable. |
| incongruent | Not congruent. |
| incongruity | The state of being incongruous; incompatibility. The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her. |
| incongruous | Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness. Incongruous behavior. |
| indiscreet | Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret. They have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends. |
| inexpedient | Not suitable or advisable. An inexpedient tactic. |
| injudicious | Lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise. The result of an injudicious decision. |
| irrational | Of a number quantity or expression not expressible as a ratio of two integers and having an infinite and non recurring expansion when expressed as a decimal Examples of irrational numbers are the number and the square root of 2. Irrational feelings of hostility. |
| laughable | So unreasonable as to invite derision. If it didn t make me so angry it would be laughable. |
| ludicrous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. Ludicrous green hair. |
| nonsense | Ornamental objects of no great value. The proposal would make a nonsense of their plans. |
| preposterous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history. |
| ridiculous | Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd. Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous. |
| silly | Inspiring scornful pity. Knocked silly by the impact. |
| untrue | Not true to an obligation or trust. When lovers prove untrue. |
| utterance | A spoken word, statement, or vocal sound. He whispered as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality. |
| zany | A zany person. His zany humour. |
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