ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIimprudent
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imprudent
Meaning: not showing care or thought about the possible results of an action
imprudent in a sentence
How imprudent is used in real sentences:
It would be imprudent to invest all of your savings in a single company.
The young captain steered imprudently through the narrow strait despite repeated warnings about the hidden rocks below.
“Sending troops into the contested strip was therefore imprudent, critics warned, because one patrol's collision might exacerbate the conflict and turn a boundary quarrel into war.”
— from the passage Where the River Moved
Synonyms for imprudent
Other words for imprudent — reckless, unwise and careless — carry the same meaning.
- reckless
- unwise
- careless
Antonyms of imprudent
Words that mean the opposite of imprudent:
Where it comes from
From Latin imprudens 'not foreseeing'
Memory hook
IMPRUDENT — 'im-' (not) + careful judgment, acting without thinking ahead.