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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
Arizona’s desert may seem like an unwise location for a water-intensive industry.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Using your time here wisely is never an unwise thing to do.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
But politics prevailed and the politician/lawyer would run HHS, supporting unwise and scientifically dubious policies to deal with the COVID pandemic.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The recognition afforded by a Nobel Prize entrenches ideas within the mainstream, even when those ideas are questionable or the scientific autocracy proves unwise.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unwise was
before the 12th century
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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