imprudent
/ɪmˈpɹudənt/
imprudent adjective: not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
Adjective
imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)
- Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
- Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.1711, John Strype, Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
- ‘It was a most 'imprudent thing to go up Helvellyn in such weather,’ said Fräulein Müller, shaking her head gloomily as she ate her fish.1853, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, chapter 3, in Phantom Fortune, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2012
- Synonyms:
- indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent
- Antonyms:
- prudent
imprudent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
imprudent in Hindi
- imprudent, thoughtless, careless, incautious
- ग़ाफ़िल ġāfil
imprudent in Tamil
- எதிரது அறியாத, செயலரிவற்ற, முன்னாய்வற்ற
imprudent in Urdu
- عاقبت نا اندیش, بےتمیز, بےوقوف, غافل
imprudent in Bengali
- অবিবেচক, অপরিণামদর্শী
More languagesFewer languages
- imprudent in Malayalam
- വിവേകമില്ലാത്ത, ഔചിത്യമില്ലാത്ത
- imprudent in Kannada
- ದುಡುಕುವ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅವಿವೇಕದ, ವಿಚಾರಮಾಡದ
Synonyms of imprudent
Antonyms
Forms of imprudent
| comparative | more imprudent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most imprudent |
Origin of imprudent
From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”).
Words formed from imprudent
Questions about imprudent
- What does imprudent mean?
- Imprudent means not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
- What is imprudent in Hindi?
- Imprudent in Hindi is ग़ाफ़िल (ġāfil). See Imprudent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is imprudent?
- Imprudent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce imprudent?
- Imprudent is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹudənt/.
Words near imprudent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: imprudent (page history and authors); ग़ाफ़िल (Hindi) (page history and authors); imprudent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imprudent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imprudent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imprudent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imprudent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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