impolitic C2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs US /ɪmˈpɑː.lə.tɪk/ UK /ɪmˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #133121 Meanings 1 adj unwise or tactless because likely to cause offense or practical difficulty It would be impolitic to announce the tax increase before consulting local leaders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unwise or tactless because... injudiciousimprudentinexpedienttactless More ill-advised ↔ Opposites politicprudentjudiciousdiplomatic Word family Related forms politicimpolicy Etymology Formed from im-, 'not,' and politic in its older sense 'prudent or expedient.' The word therefore describes conduct that is poorly judged as policy, not conduct that is merely impolite. Topics Politics & International Affairs External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impolitic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɑː.lə.tɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 133121 ## Meanings 1. unwise or tactless because likely to cause offense or practical difficulty ## Examples - It would be impolitic to announce the tax increase before consulting local leaders. ## Synonyms - injudicious - imprudent - inexpedient - ill-advised - tactless ## Antonyms - politic - prudent - judicious - diplomatic ## Related Forms - politic - impolicy ## Etymology Formed from im-, 'not,' and politic in its older sense 'prudent or expedient.' The word therefore describes conduct that is poorly judged as policy, not conduct that is merely impolite. ## Topics - Politics & International Affairs markdown