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
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The Trump administration would also be unwise to ignore global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, as doing so would dramatically raise the likelihood of unbounded conflict.
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Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
The Santas are so popular that the tap-dancing number was reinstated about six years ago in response to audience demand after symphony officials made the unwise decision to drop the act from the event line-up.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
While Leicester’s unwise approach aided Newcastle, there was also appreciable improvement in every aspect of the home side’s play.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Arizona’s desert may seem like an unwise location for a water-intensive industry.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
The Santas are so popular that the tap-dancing number was reinstated about six years ago in response to audience demand after symphony officials made the unwise decision to drop the act from the event line-up.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
While Leicester’s unwise approach aided Newcastle, there was also appreciable improvement in every aspect of the home side’s play.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Arizona’s desert may seem like an unwise location for a water-intensive industry.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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