as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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Recent Examples of ill-advised
Executives at Paramount look at the hundreds of millions the company spends on Nielsen measurement each year, according to one of the people familiar with the situation, and feel that paying a higher fee seems ill-advised and not in the company’s best interest.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Your husband’s cousin is trying hard to deal with her grief, however ill-advised her method may be.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
While Nix’s throw was ill-advised, the protection wasn’t great, either.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Years of colonization and violence have understandably prompted many to view missionary work as ill-advised at best and fundamentally evil at worst.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Your husband’s cousin is trying hard to deal with her grief, however ill-advised her method may be.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
While Nix’s throw was ill-advised, the protection wasn’t great, either.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Years of colonization and violence have understandably prompted many to view missionary work as ill-advised at best and fundamentally evil at worst.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-advised
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Refuse to let anyone talk you into something inappropriate or expensive.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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With nowhere else to turn, Gregory calls his dad for honest advice, hoping to find one person who agrees that fighting a student’s parent would be inappropriate.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details various legal proceedings, including investigations by the DOJ and SEC related to allegations of improper billing and remuneration.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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For this vital right to be effective, election officials must be permitted to do their jobs free from improper partisan influence, physical threats, or any other conduct designed to intimidate.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The particular state law just keeps doing its thing and rarely gets challenged as somehow wrongful or imprudent.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the reality star and entrepreneur is facing charges of negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Doing it with a wideout whose next NFL catch will be his first is doubly inadvisable.Brandon Funston, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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As a bonus, the waxed rope bracelet looks great on men and women and is suitably lowkey for travelers who frequent destinations where flashy jewelry is inadvisable.Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.James Parker, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
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What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Using your time here wisely is never an unwise thing to do.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, the team has also spent a lot of unwise money on bottom-of-the-lineup talent which mitigates much of that advantage.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Donald Trump, so ignorant of the past and so careless about the future, is a present-tense kind of candidate.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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These strategies, while not foolproof, can help mitigate the growing threat posed by insiders—whether malicious or simply careless.Rich Vibert, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-advised. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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