unsound

Examples

• All

• Investing in such unsound ventures can lead to significant financial losses.

• Healthcare firms that cannot keep financially solvent will surely fail, as would any other business with unsound financing.

  Academic text (2002)

• I told you it was economically unsound.

  Irma la Douce (1963)

• We should prevent the regulation from advancing effects that are economically unsound.

  Academic text (1990)

• The Emergency Banking Act restricted unsound banking practices, just as the Securities Exchange Act did for the securities market.

  Blog text (7)

• Even if a process is technically feasible, it may be economically unsound.

  Academic text (1995)

• While it is true that some utilities may not survive deregulation if their stranded costs are not recovered, why would society continue to support fiscally unsound utilities?

  Academic text (2000)

• The company's unsound financial practices eventually led to its bankruptcy.

• Many analysts warned that the proposal was based on unsound economic assumptions.

Synonyms

B

bad

vsunsound

• Specialized

149 7.5

Not likely to be paid back as a debt

is broader and means generally insecure and likely to cause financial loss

U

unstable

vsunsound

80 4.4

Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall

refers specifically to financial insecurity that can cause loss over time

U

unsustainable

vsunsound

45 5.0

Not able to continue in the same way for a long time

describes short term financial weakness likely to cause loss rather than mere duration

U

unreliable

vsunsound

10 4.3

Not safe because it might fail or break

is about general financial insecurity rather than physical collapse risk

U

undependable

vsunsound

3 4.7

Likely to fail or disappoint people

focuses on financial insecurity and potential monetary loss instead

Antonyms

S

stable

473 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

S

sound

62 4.5

Based on good reasons and likely to be correct

S

secure

• Specialized

31 4.7

A safe place for money that is unlikely to lose value

Idioms

O

of unsound mind

• Formal

1 9.0

Not able to think or decide clearly about important legal matters

How Stable

stable

473 2.3

secure

• Specialized

31 4.7

unstable

80 4.4

risky

269 3.6

unsound

• Specialized

2 6.2

insolvent

• Specialized

18 7.7

bankrupt

151 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology