Synonyms for unwise
ʌnˈwaɪzun·wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   Antonyms:
   wise

2. unwiseadjective

   unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. unwiseadjective

   showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

   "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

2. inexpedient, unwiseadjective

   not appropriate to the purpose

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient

   Antonyms:
   wise, politic

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged

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1. unwiseadjective

   Synonyms:
   imprudent, injudicious, inexpedient, indiscreet

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwise":

   imprudent, ill-advised, reckless, inadvisable, unreasonable, foolish, misguided, careless, wise, unintelligent, foolhardy, injudicious, prudent, senseless, ill-considered, sensible, mindless

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1. Jeb Bush:

   So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers, rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous. Bush, a former two-term governor of Florida, vowed to be.

2. Mahatma Gandhi:

   It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

3. Paul Knoepfler:

   There are n’t necessarily consistent loopholes as a result, but in general regulators have not kept pace with the growth of the clinic industries, the general trend however seems to be toward requiring less data before the experimental stem cells are sold to patients, which I think is unwise.

4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

   It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and wisest might err.

5. Murat Toprak:

   We think (a cut) would be unwise at this stage - Turkey is facing some inflation issues, the good performance of the lira is also a function of the carry, and maintaining a carry is a good thing for the lira and the a good thing for inflation.