ill-advised

Examples

• All

• A trial might be ill-advised.

  What Price Hollywood? (1932)

• It was ill-advised and not terribly professional.

  The Alamo (2004)

• An attack right now might be most ill-advised... sir.

  The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

• I must tell you that I feel you are ill-advised in the matter.

  Fiction book (1990)

• But on several levels, in my opinion, this was an ill-advised and somewhat misleading article.

  Blog text (4)

• Point three: If you should be so ill-advised as to write her any more letters, I can assure you there will be no reply.

  The Fan (1981)

• Humphrey compounded the situation with several ill-advised statements and actions soon after his arrival.

  Academic text (1992)

• Washington's ill-advised invasion of Iraq has benefited Iran by empowering local Shiite parties sympathetic to Tehran.

  Academic text (2007)

• But throughout this period, Attorney General Francis Biddle strongly opposed internment as "ill-advised, unnecessary, and unnecessarily cruel." (41)

  Academic text (2018)

• Changing the definition of marriage to achieve benefit goals is ill-advised and harmful to society.

Synonyms

U

unwise

vsill-advised

37 3.5

A bad idea that shows a person does not think carefully

highlights that the act also shows weak judgment and risk

I

ill-conceived

vsill-advised

10 6.1

Poorly planned and likely to fail

applies more broadly to acts likely to bring negative outcomes

I

imprudent

vsill-advised

9 7.6

Acting without care or good sense

is more about actions likely to cause negative consequences

I

ill-considered

vsill-advised

4 6.8

Not carefully planned or thought about before doing it

focuses more on the likely bad results of those choices

M

misbegotten

vsill-advised

4 8.5

Badly planned and made in a foolish way

is less about foolish origin and more about harmful consequences

I

inadvisable

vsill-advised

3 5.5

Not a good idea because it may cause problems

adds that the action also shows poor judgment and risk

I

ill-chosen

vsill-advised

1 6.3

Not right for the situation and likely to seem awkward

concerns poor judgment leading to negative results rather than mere awkwardness

I

ill-judged

vsill-advised

1 6.3

An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems

emphasizes that such decisions will probably lead to harm or loss

U

unadvisable

vsill-advised

1 6.3

Not a good idea because it may cause harm or trouble

stresses that the act lacks good judgment and may cause harm

Antonyms

P

prudent

84 6.2

Being careful and thinking ahead when you make decisions

W

well-advised

11 4.8

A careful sensible decision made after thinking and getting advice

How Wise

wise

651 2.1

sensible

185 2.7

ill-advised

22 5.4

rash

51 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology