Synonyms for imprudence
Most common
folly foolishness indiscretion rashness improvidence inadvisability
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
Forms
- Plural
- imprudences → foolishnesses, indiscretions, follies, rashnesses…
Example sentences
- folly Who lives without folly is not so wise as he thinks.
- foolishness I'm getting endlessly annoyed by this foolishness.
- rashness I was not too pleased with his rashness to take down that guy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| imprudence | steady | |
| folly | steady | |
| foolishness | rising | |
| indiscretion | rising | |
| rashness | steady | |
| improvidence | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- folly2
- 8 letters
- rashness
- 11 letters
- foolishness3
- 12 letters
- indiscretion4, improvidence
- 14 letters
- inadvisability
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (folly2 = 2 syllables).