Synonyms for unwise
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   Antonyms:
   wise

2. unwiseadjective

   unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

   "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

2. inexpedient, unwiseadjective

   not appropriate to the purpose

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   imprudent, injudicious, inexpedient, indiscreet

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwise":

   imprudent, ill-advised, reckless, inadvisable, unreasonable, foolish, misguided, careless, wise, unintelligent, foolhardy, injudicious, prudent, senseless, ill-considered, sensible, mindless

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1. Alice Walker:

   Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short of urge to plead Then purge away the need. Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart Or greater than a star; Tame wild disappointment With caress unmoved and cold Make of it a parka For your soul. Discover the reason why So tiny human midget Exists at all So scared unwise But expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise.

2. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers, rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous.

3. Rand Paul:

   So it is a farce, it is unconstitutional. But more than anything it's unwise, and going to divide the country. they can't let go of President Trump and they're going to keep kicking and kicking and kicking.

4. Joshua Grubbs:

   Middle-aged and younger adults have complained about how disrespectful younger generations were, how risque they were, how immoral they were, how lazy they were, or how unwise they were – this is sort of the natural order of things, however, the millennial generation is the first real generation to face that criticism in the digital age, where hot takes and instant opinions are ubiquitous.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   It is most unwise for people in love to marry