half-baked
adjective
ˈhaf-ˈbākt 
ˈhäf-
1
a
: poorly developed or carried out
a half-baked idea
half-baked research
b
: lacking adequate planning or forethought
a half-baked scheme for getting rich
c
: lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense
2
: imperfectly baked : underdone
Synonyms of half-baked
Examples of half-baked in a Sentence
he's always got some half-baked "solution" to a difficult, complex problem
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Beyond that, the software experience feels half-baked, and not fully tailored for this new hardware type.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
In 2017, Bonta was a principal coauthor of Senate Bill 562, a ridiculous, half-baked proposal to establish single-payer healthcare in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Dec. 2025
Such potent clarity courses beneath the action of Palestine 36, sometimes rising to the surface in straightforward dialogue as characters grapple with half-baked rationalizations and arbitrary policies.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Even if the products such as the agent mode in Perplexity and Atlas feel half-baked, the hope is that getting into the market early will collect more data than their competitors.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
In 2017, Bonta was a principal coauthor of Senate Bill 562, a ridiculous, half-baked proposal to establish single-payer healthcare in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Dec. 2025
Such potent clarity courses beneath the action of Palestine 36, sometimes rising to the surface in straightforward dialogue as characters grapple with half-baked rationalizations and arbitrary policies.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Even if the products such as the agent mode in Perplexity and Atlas feel half-baked, the hope is that getting into the market early will collect more data than their competitors.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half-baked
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“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-baked. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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