unwisely
adverb
Synonyms
- absurd
- asinine
- balmy
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- cockeyed
- crackpot
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- dotty
- fatuous
- featherheaded
- fool
- foolish
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- inept
- insane
- jerky
- kooky
- kookie
- loony
- looney
- lunatic
- lunkheaded
- mad
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- sappy
- screwball
- senseless
- silly
- simpleminded
- stupid
- tomfool
- wacky
- whacky
- weak-minded
- witless
- zany
Examples of unwise in a Sentence
It would be unwise to buy a house now.
made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
Recent Examples on the Web
Using your time here wisely is never an unwise thing to do.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
That seems unwise considering the stereotypes of Asian women as mail-order brides.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
On occasion, a seemingly unwise continuation turns out to be brilliant.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Creating a more intrusive role for courts seems unwise, as courts do not participate in any of the three conditions for acceptable policy.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
That seems unwise considering the stereotypes of Asian women as mail-order brides.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
On occasion, a seemingly unwise continuation turns out to be brilliant.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Creating a more intrusive role for courts seems unwise, as courts do not participate in any of the three conditions for acceptable policy.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for unwise
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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