Standard Lemma guide

inadvisable

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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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N AH0 D V AY1 Z AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N AE0 D V AY1 Z AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be advised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not prudent or wise; not recommended

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • running on the ice is inadvisable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unadvisable

Antonyms: advisable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not advisable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unnecessary and inadvisable action

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh1yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h1)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English advisable English inadvisable From in- + advisable.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непрепоръчителен (nepreporǎčitelen) — not advisable
  • French: déconseillé — not advisable
  • Galician: desaconsellable — not advisable
  • Galician: desaconsellábel — not advisable
  • Italian: sconsigliato — not advisable
  • Portuguese: desaconselhável — not advisable
  • Spanish: desaconsejable — not advisable