Vocabulary
Imprudent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
Urdu meaning
باطل، بے تمیز، بےوقوف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This decision appears imprudent, especially amid low inflation 3.2 per cent in June and 4.1pc in July and sub-optimal growth.
- It would be imprudent if we fail to grasp the magnitude and the meaningofthese events and are unable toreplicate and apply the same principles and techniques to improve all other organisations in Pakistan.
- Without this, it will continue to move in circles, with unintended consequences from imprudent measures.
- The enforcement of the Antiquities Act, 1975, will ensure smugglers, vandals and imprudent planners face the law.
- Therefore, it would be imprudent of the authorities, and judges, to expect the people millions of them to change their behaviour towards courts that are widely perceived to have failed to protect fundamental rights.
Synonyms
unwise, injudicious, incautious, unwary; ill-considered, ill-judged, ill-conceived
Antonyms
prudent, sensible
Curator example
“it would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind”
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