'Impolitic' definitions:
Definition of 'impolitic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue" [ant: politic]
Definition of 'Impolitic'
From: GCIDE
- Impolitic \Im*pol"i*tic\, a. [Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F. impolitique.] Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. [1913 Webster]
- The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation. --Burke.
- Syn: Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impolitic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad,
- botched,
- brash,
- bungled,
- butchered,
- fumbled,
- futile,
- ill-advised,
- ill-considered,
- ill-contrived,
- ill-devised,
- ill-done,
- ill-executed,
- ill-gauged,
- ill-judged,
- ill-managed,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- improper,
- imprudent,
- inadvisable,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- incongruous,
- inconsiderate,
- indiscreet,
- inept,
- inexpedient,
- infelicitous,
- injudicious,
- inopportune,
- insensate,
- irrational,
- mal a propos,
- maladroit,
- malapropos,
- mindless,
- misadvised,
- misconducted,
- misdirected,
- misguided,
- mismanaged,
- muffed,
- murdered,
- myopic,
- negligent,
- out of place,
- reasonless,
- reckless,
- senseless,
- shortsighted,
- spoiled,
- thoughtless,
- unadvised,
- unbefitting,
- unconsidered,
- undesirable,
- undiplomatic,
- undiscerning,
- unfit,
- unfitting,
- unforeseeing,
- unfortunate,
- unhappy,
- unmeet,
- unprofitable,
- unreasonable,
- unreflecting,
- unreflective,
- unseasonable,
- unseeing,
- unseemly,
- unsensible,
- unsound,
- unsuitable,
- untactful,
- unthinking,
- unthoughtful,
- untimely,
- unwise,
- witless,
- wrong