injudicious

Examples

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• Injudicious use and indiscriminate overprescription of antibiotics have fostered the rapid development of penicillin-resistant organisms over the past 20 years, forcing physicians to consider alternatives in antibacterial management.

  Academic text (2003)

• Then you ask the question, why is it that you still see such high and injudicious levels of input use taking place?

• But it does question injudicious differentiation, too early specialization, and over-specialization.

  Academic text (2007)

• They are not necessarily immature in knowledge, but in their injudicious practice and proclamation of freedom.

  Blog text (5)

• In other words, one carefully selected marginal reduction may have fewer harmful effects than some other choices, or perhaps even positive effects; and, conversely, an injudicious cut may have a profoundly negative and unanticipated impact.

  Academic text (1995)

• Many consider it injudicious to ignore the advice of experienced professionals when making important choices.

• Her injudicious comment during the meeting caused confusion among the team members.

Synonyms

I

indiscriminate

vsinjudicious

23 7.2

Happening without careful choice of people or things

is about poor judgment broadly rather than random or unguided action

I

imprudent

vsinjudicious

9 7.6

Acting without care or good sense

is focused on lack of discretion and general unwise choice

I

indiscreet

vsinjudicious

8 7.0

Not careful about what you say or do, revealing private facts and causing embarrassment

is unwise but specifically applies to careless talk or revealing secrets

I

imbecilic

vsinjudicious

• Offensive

5 8.8

Very stupid or showing poor judgment

is milder meaning unwise or lacking discretion without insult

I

ill-judged

vsinjudicious

1 6.3

An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems

is broader, describing unwise character or lack of discretion

Antonyms

W

wise

758 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

J

judicious

12 6.3

Being careful and sensible when making decisions

How Judicious

prudent

94 6.2

judicious

12 6.3

injudicious

• Formal

1 8.2

reckless

193 3.6

foolhardy

16 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology