unwisely
adverb
Synonyms of unwise
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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Here, however, the joke is that appearances can be deceiving — or to be more specific, that trying to act like a character in a movie is a reckless, unwise thing to do.
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Elena Lazic,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.
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Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
And given this context, Anthropic’s actions are viewed by many within Washington as not simply unwise, but actively antagonistic.
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Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible?
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Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Elena Lazic,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.
—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
And given this context, Anthropic’s actions are viewed by many within Washington as not simply unwise, but actively antagonistic.
—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible?
—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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 Jul. 2026.
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