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poorly planned

ADJECTIVE

half-baked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idiotic ill-conceived witless

WEAK

backward batty birdbrained blockheaded boneheaded brainless crazy dumb foolish harebrained ignorant impractical indiscreet senseless short-sighted silly sophomoric underdeveloped unformed

Antonyms

WEAK

intelligent smart thoughtful wise

Example Sentences

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Doing that makes a stock a poorly planned binary bet.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

And these rapid, poorly planned firings have resulted in a bunch of mistakes: Some workers have been fired, only to be told, Whoops, you’re actually still employed!

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2025

Tina McKenzie, policy chair at the Federation of Small Businesses suggested that the new bill was a "rushed job, clumsy, chaotic and poorly planned".

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Fortunately, four of the Kenmore City Council members recognized that this was a poorly planned project.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

One of its officials characterized the whole program as “ill advised, hastily conceived, poorly planned, and a glaring example of riding roughshod over the responsibilities of other public and private agencies.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

poorly planned

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