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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

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

He appeared to blame some Zambians who moved to towns "without a clear objective" for the mushrooming of poorly planned informal settlements.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 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