inexpedience
Not the wisest
Inexpedience is the quality of being unwise or impractical under the circumstances.
Something marked by inexpedience may not be wrong in principle but is ill-suited to the moment: The inexpedience of raising taxes during a recession was obvious to everyone.
The word is formal and relatively rare; inexpediency means the same thing.
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- setbackReverse in progress
- detrimentCause of damage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
downside · obstacle · shortcoming · weakness · limitation · disbenefit · trouble · inconvenience
Poor timing quality
- prematurityState of being underdeveloped
- belatednessState of being late
- mistimingError in when
- unseasonablenessInappropriate timing quality
Imprudent haste in action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
shortsightedness · indiscretion · heedlessness · improvidence · injudiciousness · ill-advisedness · unwisdom · misjudgment
Cannot be done
- unworkabilityImpossibility of functioning
- impracticabilityImpossibility of execution
- unsuitabilityNot right for purpose
- unviabilityCannot succeed or survive
unmanageability · futility · uselessness · pointlessness · ineffectiveness · cumbersomeness · unwieldiness · unattainability
drawback
Unfavorable feature or flaw
liability · downside · obstacle · shortcoming · weakness · limitation · disbenefit · trouble · inconvenience · unsuitability
inopportuneness
Poor timing quality
- prematurityState of being underdeveloped
- belatednessState of being late
- mistimingError in when
unseasonableness · wrongness · inappropriateness · unsuitability · awkwardness
rashness
Imprudent haste in action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
thoughtlessness · shortsightedness · indiscretion · heedlessness · improvidence · injudiciousness · ill-advisedness · unwisdom · misjudgment · folly
unfeasibility
Cannot be done
- unworkabilityImpossibility of functioning
- impracticabilityImpossibility of execution
- unsuitabilityNot right for purpose
unviability · unmanageability · futility · uselessness · pointlessness · ineffectiveness · cumbersomeness · unwieldiness · unattainability · impossibility
inexpedienceexpediency
Prioritizing practicality over ethics
expedience · advisability · practicality · prudence · wisdom
inexpedienceconvenience
Ease of use
opportuneness · timeliness · favorableness · auspiciousness · felicity