UNADVISED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

unadvised

adjective

Definition of unadvised

as in reckless

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Recent Examples of unadvised Pursuing treatment from a doctor is key because unadvised use of the drugs can be fatal. — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2020

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Adjective

As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reckless

Adjective

Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026

Definition of impetuous

Adjective

But last Christmas, the designer went out on an impulsive—and what would prove to be fateful—run through Paris along the Seine, the city’s famous central waterway.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
In many instances Rama approaches difficult situations with restraint and adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), whereas Lakshmana is expressive, impulsive, quick to anger, and distrustful.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

Short-term capital, raised on an impatient timetable, is financing a technological transition whose payoff runs on a multi-year horizon.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
After three previous terms, Lula confronts voters impatient for safer streets and relief from the high cost of living.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of impatient

Adjective

The singer-songwriter’s seventh album is their wackiest and funniest to date, with a madcap gleam coursing through its synth-pop portraits of lovable weirdos and suburban dread.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
In the Chicago Tribune, Loerzel wrote that the opening of the Uptown in 1925 was cause for a festival, complete with bands, trapeze artists and a madcap performer who set himself ablaze and submerged himself in water to extinguish the flames.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of madcap

Adjective

The three leads rightly received Best Actress honors in the Un Certain Regard section for their raw portrayal of the headstrong women at the center of an unraveling middle-class family in San José, Costa Rica.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
The matriarch urges the headstrong girl to be more ambitious and ingratiating – in order to attract a good husband.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of headstrong

Adjective

Its twenty-two screens, displayed at various angles, bombarded audiences with montages of text, numbers, and images, like a rapid scroll through Instagram Reels.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
The illicit drug supply has changed rapidly over the last few months, with nitazenes, medetomidine, cychlorphine, and other novel synthetic substances appearing in rapid succession.

— Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026

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