unwise

Questions about unwise

What does unwise mean?

unwise means "showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unwise?

unwise has 2 syllables: un-wise. The stress falls on "wise". In IPA it is /ənˈwaɪz/.

What is another word for unwise?

Close synonyms include inexpedient. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unwise a common word?

unwise is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unwise?

3 words rhyme with unwise. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.