Synonyms for impolitic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-pol-i-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for impolitic
Définition of impolitic
Origin :- "not according to good policy," c.1600, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + politic.
- adj unwise, careless
- The next moment he realized that he had said what, of all things, was the most impolitic.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Macchiavelli censures the Signory's conduct of this affair as impolitic.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- Don't ladyship me, Cassy was about to reply, but judging that impolitic, she sat down.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- This last speech was most unhappy and impolitic for the side he was advocating.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 » by Various
- On the whole, the measure was impolitic, and finally abandoned.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
- No one could be so discourteous or impolitic as to vanquish the king.
- Extract from : « Louis XIV., Makers of History Series » by John S. C. Abbott
- They know only how to brawl and scrawl 'hot-head' and 'impolitic maniac.'
- Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
- There he proposed this impolitic toast: "To the union of all honest men."
- Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge
- It would be unjust to hinder them, but impolitic to encourage them.
- Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- This measure of the College was impolitic and unjustifiable.
- Extract from : « A Book about Doctors » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
Antonyms for impolitic
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