It is very imprudent to swim in the rapids.
Source: tatoeba (59708)
Imprudent
//ɪmˈpɹudənt//
Synonyms for "imprudent" (120 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (60)
Adjective(8 words)
nonjudgmentaloverboldovercarelessoverconfidentoversureoverweeningperversepromiscuousreasonlessrecklesssenselessshort-sightedshortsightedsillytactlesstemerariousthoughtlessunadviseduncharyunconsidered
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uncriticaluncriticizingundemandingundifferentiatingundiscerningundiscreetundiscriminatingundiscriminativeunexactingunfastidiousunforeseeingunguardedunmeticulousunparticularunreasonableunreflectingunreflectiveunseeingunseemlyunselectiveunsensibleunsoundunsubtleuntactfulunthinkingunthoughtfuluntowardunwaryunwisewholesalewitlesswrong
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Antonyms
5 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
30 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- неблагоразумен adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- необмислен adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Catalan
1 entries- imprudent adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Esperanto
1 entries- malprudenta adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Finnish
2 entries- epäviisas adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- harkitsematon adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
French
1 entries- imprudent adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Galician
1 entries- imprudente adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
German
2 entries- unbedacht adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- unklug adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Irish
4 entries- aimhghlic adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- ainchríonna adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- díchéillí adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- místuama adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Italian
1 entries- imprudente adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Latin
1 entries- imprūdens adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Macedonian
2 entries- нео́бмислен adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- нера́зумен adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Manx
1 entries- anchreeney adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Māori
2 entries- mākū(w)are adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- raukeke adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Portuguese
1 entries- imprudente adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Romanian
1 entries- imprudent adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Spanish
1 entries- imprudente adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Swedish
1 entries- oklok adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Turkish
3 entries- basiretsiz adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- ihtiyatsız adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
- tedbirsiz adj (not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I was assailed by the stupid, but unshakeable, idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand I'd be noticed.
Source: tatoeba (327409)
It was very imprudent, very rash of you to speak about her the way you did last night.
Source: tatoeba (722579)
Deluded by the imprudent language of my looks, she surrendered to the sweet belief that she was the idol of these looks.
Source: tatoeba (1775795)
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