advisable
Other forms: advisably
Something that's advisable makes a lot of sense — enough so that you'd recommend it to a friend. For example, it might be advisable for you to go visit a college before deciding to go there as a student.
Use the adjective advisable when you talk about actions that are completely wise and fitting. It's advisable to change the batteries in your smoke detector and wait for the walk sign to cross the street. It's also advisable to save some money every month and to consult your entire family before bringing home a puppy. Advisable comes from the verb advise, or suggest, with its Old French root, aviser, "deliberate, reflect, or consider."
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worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise“such action is neither necessary nor advisable”“extreme caution is advisable”“it is advisable to telephone first”
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Synonyms:
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best, better
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
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well
wise or advantageous and hence advisable
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prudent
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
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wise
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
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Antonyms:
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inadvisable, unadvisable
not prudent or wise; not recommended
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imprudent
not prudent or wise
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foolish
devoid of good sense or judgment
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best, better
/ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
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Vocabulary lists containing advisable
After her death, fifteen-year-old Liz ends up in a strange place called Elsewhere, where she will have to live her life in reverse until she becomes a baby again.
This collection of interlinked short stories centers around protagonist George Willard and the inhabitants of his hometown.
This nonfiction account details how members of a counterfeiting ring plotted to hold Abraham Lincoln's body for ransom.
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