not recommended
Advised against this
Not recommended signals that something is inadvisable, discouraged, or potentially problematic without being strictly forbidden.
The phrase appears in official guidance, product warnings, and professional advice: Swimming is not recommended for 24 hours after the procedure.
It's softer than prohibited but stronger than optional—a way of saying "don't do this" while leaving the choice technically open.
The trail is not recommended for inexperienced hikers.
- inadvisableNot worth doing
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- unwiseLacking sound judgment
- riskyInvolving possible harm
- dangerousApt to cause harm
proceed with caution · caution · warning · buyer beware · avoid · ill-advised · at your own risk · foolish · reckless · hazardous · sketchy · questionable · dubious · thumbs-down · bad call · regrettable · contraindicated · unsafe
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- content ratingsMPAA, rating system, movie rating, movie ratings, TV ratings
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
not recommendedrecommended
Endorsed as worthwhile
endorsed · advised · encouraged · suggested · advocated
not recommendedrequired
Needed by rule
mandatory · essential · obligatory · compulsory · necessary
recommend, recommended, recommends, recommending, recommendation, recommendations, commend, commended, commending