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Synonyms for imprudent

23 synonyms
8 antonyms

adjective

Most common

ill-advised unwise indiscreet injudicious ill-considered ill-judged reckless careless

All synonyms

Adjective

injudicious, unwise, indiscreet, ill-advised, reckless, ill-judged, careless, foolish, ill-considered, rash, heedless, short-sighted, impolitic, negligent, inconsiderate, devil-may-care, improvident, incautious, inexpedient, thoughtless, mindless, unadvised dated, imprudential dated

Antonyms

prudent, wise, circumspect

All antonyms of imprudent →

Definitions

adj. 1
Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

Example sentences

unwise It may be unwise of you to advertise your presence.
indiscreet Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.
injudicious Do not rent or sell this place, for it would be injudicious.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
imprudent		steady
unwise		falling
indiscreet		steady
injudicious		falling

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

By length

4 letters: rash¹
6 letters: unwise²
7 letters: foolish²
8 letters: reckless², careless², mindless², heedless
9 letters: negligent³, impolitic⁴, unadvised
10 letters: indiscreet³, incautious
11 letters: thoughtless², injudicious⁴, improvident, inexpedient
12 letters: imprudential
13 letters: inconsiderate

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

In other languages

Français: imprudent
Italiano: imprudente
Español: imprudente
Deutsch: unvorsichtig