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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, not thought out |
| Synonyms: | brash, confused, foolhardy, foolish, half-baked, hotheaded, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, madcap, misguided, off the top of one's head, overhasty, rash, reckless, short-sighted, thoughtless, unseemly, wrong |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sensible, well-advised, wise |
| Main Entry: | foolish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonsensical, idiotic |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless, cockamamy, crazy, daffy, daft, dippy, doltish, dotty, fantastic, fatuous, feebleminded, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, ill-advised, ill-considered, imbecilic, imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, insane, irrational, jerky, kooky, loony, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, moronic, nerdy, nutty, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, short-sighted, silly, simple, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, wacky*, weak, witless, zany* |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, circumspect, prudent, sensible, serious, thoughtful, unfoolish, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
| Synonyms: | PDQ, abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck, brief, brisk, careless, chop-chop, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, harefooted, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap, on the double, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto, quick, quickened, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slambang, slapdash, snappy, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent |
| Antonyms: | delayed, lazy, lingering, loitering, slow |
| Main Entry: | impolitic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, careless |
| Synonyms: | brash, ill-advised, ill-judged, imprudent, inadvisable, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, maladroit, misguided, rash, stupid, tactless, undiplomatic, untimely |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, politic, wise |
| Main Entry: | improper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, preposterous, unapt, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unfitting, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable |
| Main Entry: | imprudent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without much thought |
| Synonyms: | brash, careless, foolhardy, foolish, heedless, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, improvident, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, irresponsible, leaving self wide open, off the deep end, overhasty, playing with fire, rash, reckless, temerarious, thoughtless, unadvisable, unthinking, unwise |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, prudent, wise |
| Main Entry: | inadvisable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not recommended |
| Synonyms: | careless, foolhardy, foolish, harebrained, ill-advised, impolitic, improper, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconvenient, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, pointless, rash, undesirable, unsensible, unsuitable, unwise, wrong |
| Antonyms: | advisable, good, ok, recommended, wise |
| Main Entry: | incautious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not careful |
| Synonyms: | any old way, bold, brash, careless, caught napping, devil-may-care, fast-and-loose, foot-in-mouth, hasty, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, ill-judged, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap, neglectful, negligent, off guard, pay no mind, playing with fire, precipitate, rash, reckless, regardless, sticking one's neck out, thoughtless, unalert, unguarded, unmindful, unthinking, unvigilant, unwatchful, wary, wide open |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | madcap |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, impulsive |
| Synonyms: | brash, foolhardy, foolish, frivolous, harebrained, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, imprudent, incautious, inconsiderate, lively, rash, reckless, stupid, thoughtless, wild |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sane |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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