inadvisable

[ in-uhd-vahy-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.

   Synonyms: risky, impolitic, imprudent

   Antonyms: expedient, prudent, advisable

inadvisable

/ ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl /

adjective

1. not advisable; not recommended
2. unwise; imprudent

Derived Forms

• ˌinadˌvisaˈbility, noun
• ˌinadˈvisably, adverb

Other Words From

• inad·visa·bili·ty inad·visa·ble·ness noun
• inad·visa·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inadvisable¹

First recorded in 1865–70; in- ³ + advisable

Example Sentences

The letter calls the advertisement “dangerous,” on the grounds that if women are led to believe that they can’t receive abortion treatment in Florida, they might take inadvisable steps such as deciding to “seek emergency medical care from unlicensed providers in Florida, or not seek emergency care at all.”

From Los Angeles Times

Like Tom Cruise, Squibb gamely performed many of her own stunts, including driving a scooter at inadvisable speeds and rolling across a bed with a gun in her hand — no small feat when you‘ve had two knee replacements. “I loved the scooters,” Squibb says with a smile.

From Los Angeles Times

He will have the option to address the judge at his sentencing hearing though he is not required to do so, and some legal experts have said it would be inadvisable for him to speak.

From Seattle Times

Sitting down with leaders of one political party “who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the court,” he wrote, would only underscore that “such a meeting would be inadvisable.”

From New York Times

Sitting down with leaders of one political party “who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the court,” he wrote, would only underscore that “such a meeting would be inadvisable.”

From New York Times