unwiser
Less prudent now
Unwiser is the comparative form of unwise, meaning less wise or more foolish than before or than someone else: Each drink made him unwiser than the last.
The form is grammatically correct but rarely used; most speakers prefer "less wise" or "more foolish."
Lacking careful forethought
- injudiciousShowing poor judgment
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- shortsightedUnable to see ahead
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
unthinking · rash · foolhardy · heedless · careless · impulsive · harebrained · improvident
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
- unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge
misinformed · uneducated · benighted · unschooled · untutored · unlearned · unversed · unknowledgeable
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
unworldly · unsuspecting · ingenuous · artless · simple · green · callow · childlike
Reverting to former sins
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- decliningDecreasing in strength
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- degeneratingProgressively worsening over time
worsening · reverting · lapsing · slipping · receding · degrading · devolving · retrograding
imprudent
Lacking careful forethought
- injudiciousShowing poor judgment
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- shortsightedUnable to see ahead
thoughtless · unthinking · rash · foolhardy · heedless · careless · impulsive · harebrained · improvident · ill-advised
uninformed
Lacking necessary knowledge
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
unenlightened · misinformed · uneducated · benighted · unschooled · untutored · unlearned · unversed · unknowledgeable · unbriefed
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
innocent · unworldly · unsuspecting · ingenuous · artless · simple · green · callow · childlike · wide-eyed
backsliding
Reverting to former sins
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- decliningDecreasing in strength
- relapsingReturning to worse state
degenerating · worsening · reverting · lapsing · slipping · receding · degrading · devolving · retrograding · regressing