INADVISABLE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvisable

adjective

ˌi-nəd-ˈvī-zə-bəl

Definition of inadvisable

as in inappropriate

showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations it's inadvisable to have public arguments in the hallways

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Recent Examples of inadvisable The Beers Criteria, a directory of drugs often deemed inadvisable for older adults, recently published recommendations for alternative medications and nonpharmacological treatments for frequent problems. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 Messner’s name would come up repeatedly on Ojos, as a shorthand for either the pure or the inadvisable approach to our expedition. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025 Doing anything to affect his production at the plate would be inadvisable. — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 Some of the locomotion strategies used would be inadvisable with the real Atlas. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2013 See All Example Sentences for inadvisable

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Adjective

There has been some opposition, including from the Mauthausen Committee, Austria’s main Holocaust survivors’ group, which has argued both that a police station is inappropriate and that more should be done to draw attention to Hitler’s crimes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
State auditors found in 2018 that $700K in voucher money being spent on cosmetics, clothing, and other inappropriate items.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

And this is Minsky’s point, that speculative excesses during euphoric, transformative periods result in imprudent financing, fragility, and instability.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of imprudent

Adjective

An improper diagnosis can trail a child through their school years, Fombonne said, but a different, underlying condition the person might have—such as depression and anxiety—might go untreated.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy as the case neared its conclusion Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

Needless to say, that would have been unwise for a city with a credit rating perched precariously just above junk status.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Somebody sat in the room where Paynter's oncology program died and agreed that unbillable was the same as unwise — and that person was not a spreadsheet.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

Smaller seats, less legroom, meals on a budget, and now someone whispering indiscreet sweet nothings to their lover in my ear.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
The most successful and lucrative family vlogs are indiscreet almost by definition—and yet the wrong kind of indiscretion can derail the whole gravy train.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of indiscreet

Adjective

That said, a pattern of careless errors or intentionally misleading claims are more likely to accrue penalties.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Trost has a past conviction of reckless driving and a lengthy history of civil traffic infractions, including careless driving, speeding, running a stop sign and running a red light, court records show.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

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