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
There is still time to convince the commission to walk back this unwise decision and not reopen the fishery this December.
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Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Washington would be unwise to test the theory that China is a paper tiger that would back down in the face of concerted American action.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
The moon’s alignment with Mercury prompts unwise investments.
—USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
At the time, Durst – who was also a prime suspect in the disappearance of his first wife Kathie in the 1980s but acquitted of murdering his Texas neighbor Morris Black in 2001 – made the unwise decision to sit down for hours of interviews with Jarecki.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Washington would be unwise to test the theory that China is a paper tiger that would back down in the face of concerted American action.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
The moon’s alignment with Mercury prompts unwise investments.
—USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
At the time, Durst – who was also a prime suspect in the disappearance of his first wife Kathie in the 1980s but acquitted of murdering his Texas neighbor Morris Black in 2001 – made the unwise decision to sit down for hours of interviews with Jarecki.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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