unwise
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3.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwaɪz/
:
imprudente
- But others believe it is unwise to assert that everything is important.
- an unwise decision
- extremely unwise
- unwise to make
I mean, it's, it's, it's notoriously unwise to make predictions.
- I mean, it's, it's, it's notoriously unwise to make predictions.
- And it's like I didn't get here by making unwise decisions.
- But it also doesn't exist between the unwise themselves, and it also doesn't exist between the wise themselves.
- In life and in the history of civilization, it has always been the wise who has LED who led the unwise.
- But yeah, man, I mean, I mean, it's really unwise to ask somebody to be more secure in you than you are.
- You know, monogamy is ancestrally unwise and I'm going to become a polyamorous like like polycule type person.
- So when it comes to polyphasic sleep, sleeping like a baby if you're an adult seems to be a rather unwise piece of advice.
- OK, but just to finish up that thought, it's it's very unwise for women to war against men as it would be for men to war against women.
- When you think about the kind of life that you're living, would you say that the decisions that you're making are wise or unwise?
- And it's very unwise for I'm not a huge fan of treaties.
- OK, but but lies that you know are lies is unwise in my view.
- Because someone is smart and knows a lot, they are automatically unwise.
- You're making unwise choices, and your intuition is trying to tell you on wise choices,
- It's we will be unwise to lift weights today because my back would be screwed up.
Examples
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It would be unwise to invest all your savings in a single stock.
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I think it's unwise for you to linger over these dreams, Harry.
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But yeah, man, I mean, I mean, it's really unwise to ask somebody to be more secure in you than you are.
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My friend, that would be a very unwise thing to attempt.
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In these circumstances, it would be unwise to discuss the patient's history.
Academic text (2012) -
Your words may be correct, but they are no less unwise.
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It would be unwise to receive any visitors.
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However, it also would be unwise to underestimate the damage done.
Academic text (1992) -
But it is always unwise to tinker with the truth; history is history, not therapy.
Academic text (1991) -
It would be unwise for you to ruin your life and Miss Szyzmanski's life by carrying it on like this.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
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5.4
Not a good idea and likely to cause problems
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7.4
Taking dangerous risks without thinking about what will happen
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7.6
Acting without care or good sense
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5.5
Not a good idea because it may cause problems
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6.6
Made or said without careful thought
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6.3
Not thinking about how actions hurt other people
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7.5
Acting without asking others and without thinking carefully
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6.3
Not a good idea because it may cause harm or trouble
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6.3
An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems
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9.1
Not a good idea when it is risky or will not work
Not planning ahead or thinking about the future
Not planning for problems that will happen in the future
Antonyms
How Wise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unwise is made of un- meaning 'not' and wise meaning 'having good sense', as you can see in wisdom. So unwise means 'not sensible' or 'not a good idea'.