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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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?
—Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
That isn’t the ideal strategy for a team expected to compete for the Stanley Cup, but the organization has proven to be unwise in signing expensive free agents.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The economic reality is that, despite Putin’s tough guy bluster and despite higher oil and gas prices as well as the unwise relaxation of energy sanctions on Russia, Putin’s house of cards is still more vulnerable than many realize.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
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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?
—Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
That isn’t the ideal strategy for a team expected to compete for the Stanley Cup, but the organization has proven to be unwise in signing expensive free agents.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The economic reality is that, despite Putin’s tough guy bluster and despite higher oil and gas prices as well as the unwise relaxation of energy sanctions on Russia, Putin’s house of cards is still more vulnerable than many realize.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
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“Unwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwise. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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