ill-judged

Examples

• All

• We've all heard of the dangers that an inappropriate Facebook photo or ill-judged tweet can do to our careers.

  Blog text (5)

• I hope it's not an ill-judged decision to try to kill a useful program just because it's end-of-life.

  Blog text (6)

• Part of what makes journalism good is accountability; part of what makes it fail is clouded judgment and ill-judged reactions to external pressures.

  Blog text (19)

• I'm of the opinion that this shirt was ill-judged and insensitive, and I can see how some folks might view it as a jerk move, particularly when worn on consecutive days.

  Blog text (29)

• Was the summoning of Michael Scot no more than what it seemed: the ill-judged act of overly ambitious apprentices?

  Fiction book (1991)

• Evelina deems her own "sudden alteration" of behavior "ill-judged"; this is the novel's first definitively self-authorized self-judgment.

  Academic text (2018)

• To avoid ill-judged regulation, business managers needed to seek remedial measures that would help solve the problems—or "externalities," as we now call them—their organizations had helped create.

  Academic text (2017)

• The decision to cut corners was ill-judged and led to serious problems later.

• Her ill-judged remarks during the meeting upset many of her colleagues.

• Investing in that failing company was an ill-judged move that cost him a lot of money.

Synonyms

F

foolish

vsill-judged

505 1.3

Not showing good sense and making unwise choices

is framed around poor judgment and lack of consequence thinking

I

irresponsible

vsill-judged

203 3.2

Not thinking about what will happen after you act

emphasizes poor judgment in a specific moral or duty sense

M

misguided

vsill-judged

129 4.6

Shows wrong ideas or bad judgment

is broader, covering choices made without thinking of consequences

U

unwise

vsill-judged

40 3.5

A bad idea that shows a person does not think carefully

stresses the missing careful consideration behind such actions

I

ill-advised

vsill-judged

21 5.4

Not a good idea and likely to cause problems

is the broader idea of actions made without careful thought

S

shortsighted

vsill-judged

17 5.2

Not thinking about the future or the later results of actions

is about poor judgment broadly, not only short-term thinking

I

ill-conceived

vsill-judged

9 6.1

Poorly planned and likely to fail

covers bad judgments generally, not only poor planning

I

imprudent

vsill-judged

9 7.6

Acting without care or good sense

focuses specifically on acting without careful consideration

I

imbecilic

vsill-judged

• Offensive

5 8.8

Very stupid or showing poor judgment

is less about extreme stupidity and more about poor consideration

I

ill-considered

vsill-judged

4 6.8

Not carefully planned or thought about before doing it

emphasizes poor judgment rather than only lack of planning

E

errant

vsill-judged

3 7.8

Not following rules or expected standards

is centered on poor judgment and lack of consequence consideration

M

misbegotten

vsill-judged

3 8.5

Badly planned and made in a foolish way

covers poor judgment in actions more than bad original planning

U

unconsidered

vsill-judged

1 6.6

Made or said without careful thought

is about poor judgment in choices, not only spoken or quick acts

I

improvident

vsill-judged

• Formal

1 9.1

Spending money without planning or saving for the future

focuses on immediate poor judgment rather than long term planning

I

injudicious

vsill-judged

• Formal

1 8.2

Not showing good sense and likely to cause trouble

highlights lack of careful thinking rather than general poor sense

Antonyms

W

wise

758 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

W

well-advised

8 4.8

A careful sensible decision made after thinking and getting advice

How Wise

wise

758 2.1

judicious

12 6.3

ill-judged

1 6.3

unwise

40 3.5

reckless

193 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology