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Synonyms for impolitic

  • adjective

Most common

ill-advised unwise indiscreet imprudent injudicious undiplomatic inexpedient unadvisable

All synonyms

Adjective

unwise, imprudent, ill-advised, indiscreet, injudicious, inexpedient, undiplomatic, unadvisable, unpolitic, foolish

Antonyms

politic

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not in accordance with good policy.

Example sentences

  • unwise It may be unwise of you to advertise your presence.
  • indiscreet Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.
  • imprudent It is very imprudent to swim in the rapids.
  • injudicious Do not rent or sell this place, for it would be injudicious.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
impoliticfalling
unwisefalling
indiscreetsteady
imprudentsteady
injudiciousfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
unwise2
7 letters
foolish2
9 letters
imprudent3, unpolitic
10 letters
indiscreet3
11 letters
injudicious4, inexpedient, unadvisable
12 letters
undiplomatic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unwise2 = 2 syllables).

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impolitique