adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɪmˈpɹudənt/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas
would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: prudent
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
lacking wise self-restraint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an imprudent remark
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неблагоразумен
(neblagorazumen)
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Bulgarian:
необмислен
(neobmislen)
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Catalan:
imprudent
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Esperanto:
malprudenta
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Finnish:
harkitsematon
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Finnish:
epäviisas
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
French:
imprudent
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Galician:
imprudente
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
German:
unklug
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
German:
unbedacht
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
aimhghlic
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
ainchríonna
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
díchéillí
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
éigríonna
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
místuama
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Irish:
neamhchríonna
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Italian:
imprudente
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Latin:
imprūdens
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Macedonian:
нео́бмислен
(neóbmislen)
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Macedonian:
нера́зумен
(nerázumen)
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Manx:
anchreeney
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Māori:
mākū(w)are
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Māori:
raukeke
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Portuguese:
imprudente
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Romanian:
imprudent
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Russian:
неосмотри́тельный
(neosmotrítelʹnyj)
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Spanish:
imprudente
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Swedish:
oklok
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Turkish:
basiretsiz
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Turkish:
ihtiyatsız
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
Turkish:
tedbirsiz
— not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper
