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ill-advised
adjective as in unwise, not thought out
adjective as in improper
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- abnormal
- at odds
- bad form
- discordant
- discrepant
- ill-timed
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inapt
- incongruous
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- odd
- off-base
- out of place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- unapt
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- undue
- unfit
- unfitting
- unseasonable
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
adjective as in imprudent
adjective as in inadvisable
adjective as in incautious
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- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
adjective as in madcap
adjective as in mistaken
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adjective as in moronic
adjective as in precipitous/precipitate
Weak matches
- abrupt
- breakneck
- brief
- frantic
- gone off half-cocked
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hurried
- impatient
- impetuous
- indiscreet
- jump the gun
- madcap
- off the hip
- off the top of head
- plunging
- precipitant
- quick
- rapid
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- rushing
- subitaneous
- swift
- unanticipated
- uncontrolled
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- violent
- willful
- without warning
adjective as in rash
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Strong matches
adjective as in reckless
Weak matches
- adventuresome
- adventurous
- any which way
- breakneck
- daredevil
- desperate
- devil-may-care
- fast and loose
- feckless
- harebrained
- headlong
- heedless
- helter-skelter
- hopeless
- hotheaded
- inattentive
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- kooky
- madcap
- mindless
- overventuresome
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- regardless
- temerarious
- uncareful
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in regrettable
adjective as in shortsighted
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adjective as in stupid
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adjective as in thoughtless
Weak matches
adjective as in unadvised
adjective as in unfavorable
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adjective as in unwary
adjective as in unwise
adjective as in witless
adjective as in wrong
adjective as in brash
adjective as in short-sighted
adjective as in dippy
adjective as in ill-considered
Weak matches
- adventurous
- bold
- brash
- daring
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- harum-scarum
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- incautious
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- irrational
- jumping to conclusions
- madcap
- overhasty
- passionate
- precipitant
- precipitate
- slapdash
- temerarious
- unconsidered
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in ill-considered
adjective as in imbecilic
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- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamie
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-considered
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
adjective as in loopy
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- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- irrational
- jerky
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- weak
adjective as in precipitant
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Weak matches
- adventurous
- audacious
- brash
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-considered
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- jumping to conclusions
- overhasty
- passionate
- premature
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
adjective as in softheaded
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- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
adjective as in thick-witted
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- blockheaded
- brainless
- dazed
- deficient
- dense
- dim
- doltish
- dopey
- dull
- dumb
- dummy
- foolish
- futile
- gullible
- half-baked
- half-witted
- hebetudinous
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- inane
- indiscreet
- insensate
- irrelevant
- laughable
- loser
- ludicrous
- meaningless
- mindless
- moronic
- naive
- nonsensical
- obtuse
- out to lunch
- pointless
- puerile
- rash
- senseless
- shortsighted
- simple
- simpleminded
- slow
- sluggish
- stolid
- stupefied
- thick
- thick-headed
- thickheaded
- trivial
- unintelligent
- unthinking
- witless
adjective as in tomfool
Weak matches
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- kooky
- ludicrous
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- softheaded
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
adjective as in unadvantageous
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- adverse
- antagonistic
- calamitous
- contrary
- damaging
- destructive
- disadvantageous
- discommodious
- hostile
- ill
- improper
- inadvisable
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inimical
- inopportune
- late
- low
- malapropos
- negative
- objectionable
- ominous
- opposed
- poor
- regrettable
- tardy
- threatening
- troublesome
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unfriendly
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unsatisfactory
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- wrong
adjective as in unapt
Weak matches
- abnormal
- at odds
- awkward
- bad form
- discordant
- discrepant
- erroneous
- false
- ill-timed
- imprudent
- inaccurate
- inadmissible
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incongruous
- incorrect
- inept
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- irregular
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- odd
- off base
- out of place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- undue
- unfit
- unfitting
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- unwarranted
- wrong
adjective as in unbefitting
Weak matches
- abnormal
- at odds
- awkward
- bad form
- discordant
- discrepant
- erroneous
- false
- ill-timed
- immodest
- imprudent
- inaccurate
- inadmissible
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incongruous
- incorrect
- indecent
- indecorous
- indelicate
- inept
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- irregular
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- naughty
- odd
- off base
- out of line
- out of place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- unapt
- unbecoming
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- undue
- unfit
- unfitting
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- unwarranted
- wrong
adjective as in unconsidered
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- adventurous
- audacious
- bold
- brash
- daring
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-considered
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- irrational
- jumping to conclusions
- madcap
- overhasty
- passionate
- precipitant
- precipitate
- premature
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in foolish
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adjective as in hasty
adjective as in ill-advised
adjective as in impolitic
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Gone were the ugly memories of errant throws to the wrong bases or ill-advised cutoffs.
A political divorce from de Blasio by Clinton would be ill-advised, but a de facto trial separation might be worth considering.
Like many other banks in the state, it ran into trouble making ill-advised real-estate loans during the credit bubble.
The American left is very good at turning ferociously on politicians who start ill-advised wars.
She adds that sleeping with the fangs in is ill-advised, for the same reason.
Naples never recovered such political equilibrium as she had possessed before that ill-advised advance.
They are all written down in the proper places where they may be consulted by the enthusiastic or ill-advised student.
Ill-advised though they may have been, the Englishmen carried with them a charter granted by the British Government.
But a few minutes more of reflection induced the youth to do something hardly less dangerous or ill-advised.
It was an ill-advised measure, as are all similar acts of destruction, unless justified by urgent necessity.
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On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ill-advised, such as: foolhardy, foolish, half-baked, ill-considered, imprudent, and inappropriate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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