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
Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.
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Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
But documents viewed by CNBC, and sources close to Clark, showed that Petersen and members of Flexport’s board helped implement decisions that Flexport has suggested were ill-advised.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-advised
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This, of course, does not excuse inappropriate behavior toward customers.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The accusations include inappropriate touching and forcibly kissing an intern.Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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In early November, St. Philip officials reported to the Diocese of Nashville Safe Environment Office that a teen in the parish had made a report of improper touching involving Garcia.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noem has been an imprudent governor of South Dakota on COVID-19 policy and other issues.George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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Additional charges included 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.Diane J. Cho, People.com, 19 Dec. 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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The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Santas are so popular that the tap-dancing number was reinstated about six years ago in response to audience demand after symphony officials made the unwise decision to drop the act from the event line-up.Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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While Leicester’s unwise approach aided Newcastle, there was also appreciable improvement in every aspect of the home side’s play.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Alternatively, there are people who grew up with little but became wealthy, and are now very careless with money.Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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All of this can bring out even more careless behaviors than seen the rest of the year, which can in turn put everyone else at greater risk.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-advised. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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