Synonyms for unwise
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-wahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwaɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for unwise Other synonyms for the word unwise
Définition of unwise
Origin :- Old English unwis, from un- (1) "not" + wise (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onwijs, Old High German unwis, German unweise, Old Norse uviss, Gothic unweis.
- adj stupid, irresponsible
- It is unwise to enter into war or friendship without seeing to the reserves.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- However, I realized that it was unwise to attempt the journey, and I must stay behind.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- It would be unwise, indeed impossible for more than a few steps.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Fools and unwise are they who choose not beauteous men to be their generals.
- Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
- It is unwise, to say the least, to attempt to cover the social universe in one course.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- This is a truth which the unwise cannot comprehend or concur in, and which they will not believe or trust.
- Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
- Putting oil or other fluids in the ear to drown it is unwise.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- Reading when lying down or from the light of a fireplace is unwise.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- There is always room at the top, though perhaps it is unwise to buy there.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- And it was possibly as unwise and headstrong a thing as a girl could well do.
- Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World » by Margaret Vandercook
Antonyms for unwise
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