as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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Recent Examples of ill-advised
This is an apt description as negotiating with an early morning terrorist is just as ill-advised as negotiating with terrorists in the movies.
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Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Oct. 2024
The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ill-advised 
Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Oct. 2024
The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ill-advised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-advised
Adjective
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Lively sued Baldoni, the film’s director and co-star, earlier this month for harassment and retaliation, accusing him of a series of inappropriate and offensive interactions during production.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bad reviews, inappropriate comments and shabby online engagements have the opposite effect and can potentially leave a permanent mark against the company name.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, will set out to show that the News Group executives concealed and sought to destroy evidence of hacking and other improper practices.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, over 65,000 home fires are the result of improper heating equipment usage in the United States.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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After the March 19 incident, Huger, 61, was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Noem has been an imprudent governor of South Dakota on COVID-19 policy and other issues.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The need for such warnings peaks around the times of solar eclipses, of course, when people have a tendency for inadvisable sun observations.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
16 Jan. 2025
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Doing it with a wideout whose next NFL catch will be his first is doubly inadvisable.—
Brandon Funston,
The Athletic,
16 Aug. 2024
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2024
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What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That sometimes is thought of as an unwise Oscar strategy since playing that far in advance can lead to other films getting more attention at the fall festivals, but with many Cannes titles getting their North American premieres at Telluride or Toronto, that is becoming a moot point.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Brandon Howey was found guilty of four counts of careless driving resulting in death and four counts of careless driving resulting in injury, all traffic offenses, by an Adams County jury in November.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Of those fires, careless cooking was the most common factor.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-advised. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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