unwisdom
Lack of sense
Unwisdom is the absence or opposite of wisdom—poor judgment, foolishness, or lack of discernment.
The word is somewhat literary and less common than its synonyms: The unwisdom of that decision became clear within months.
It suggests not mere ignorance but a failure to apply good sense.
Absence of good judgment
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
indiscretion · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · shortsightedness · injudiciousness · incaution · carelessness · brashness
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misstepError in action or judgment
gaffe · faux pas · wrong choice · lapse · bad call · misjudgment · misapprehension
Faulty reasoning
- unreasonAbsence of rational thought
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nonsensicalityMeaningless or illogical quality
incoherence · fallacy · delusion · superstition · faulty reasoning · unsoundness · wrongheadedness
Lacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
- nescienceLack of knowledge
benighted · unschooled · unlearned · misinformed · oblivious · unaware · inexperience · uninstructed
Ease of being deceived
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- simplicityLack of complexity
- ingenuousnessInnocent frankness, without cunning
artlessness · guilelessness · unsophistication · immaturity · greenness · callowness · trustfulness · unworldliness
folly
Absence of good judgment
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
rashness · indiscretion · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · shortsightedness · injudiciousness · incaution · carelessness · brashness · impetuosity
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
misstep · gaffe · faux pas · wrong choice · lapse · bad call · misjudgment · misapprehension
illogic
Faulty reasoning
- unreasonAbsence of rational thought
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
nonsensicality · incoherence · fallacy · delusion · superstition · faulty reasoning · unsoundness · wrongheadedness
uninformed
Lacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
nescience · benighted · unschooled · unlearned · misinformed · oblivious · unaware · inexperience · uninstructed · unacquainted
gullibility
Ease of being deceived
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- simplicityLack of complexity
ingenuousness · artlessness · guilelessness · unsophistication · immaturity · greenness · callowness · trustfulness · unworldliness · childishness
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
unwisdomwisdom
Good judgment from experience
sagacity · prudence · sageness · sapience · discernment
unwisdomrationality
Sound judgment quality
reasonableness · sanity · logicalness · rationalness · reasonability
wise, wisdom, unwise, wisely, wiser, wisecrack, wisest, wiseacre, wiseness