Imprudent vs Inconsiderate - What's the difference?
imprudent | inconsiderate | Related terms |
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
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Not considerate of others, thoughtless.
(obsolete) inconsiderable
Imprudent is a related term of inconsiderate.
As adjectives the difference between imprudent and inconsiderate
is that imprudent is not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper while inconsiderate is not considerate of others, thoughtless.imprudent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.
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citation, passage=My uncle, falling back into his absorbing contemplations, had already forgotten my imprudent' words. I merely say ' imprudent , for the great mind of so learned a man of course had no place for love affairs, and happily the grand business of the document gained me the victory.}}
Synonyms
* indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligentinconsiderate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Failing to replace the roll after using last of the toilet paper is very inconsiderate .
