ill-conceived
adjective
: badly planned : not showing good judgment
an ill-conceived attempt to save money
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As a means of achieving political change, the boycott is ill-conceived, targeting a vital source of artistic dissent rather than policy makers.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Every team speaks with confident tones during the early days of spring, but the Giants’ expectations of playing October baseball were not ill-conceived.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, more than 140 House Democrats said the policy change was ill-conceived.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
And ill-conceived: Windmills can replace fossil fuels!
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
From an art history perspective, Ezekiel’s neoclassical artist sculptures were somewhat ill-conceived for their day.
—Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
From a market perspective, this lack of disclosure seems ill-conceived.
—Miles Pollard and Kyle Mendelson, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Chief Crowley served Los Angeles well and spoke honestly about the severe and profoundly ill-conceived budget cuts the Bass administration made to the LAFD.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
That plan has also drawn critics from the architectural and preservation communities, who called it shortsighted and ill-conceived.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Every team speaks with confident tones during the early days of spring, but the Giants’ expectations of playing October baseball were not ill-conceived.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, more than 140 House Democrats said the policy change was ill-conceived.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
And ill-conceived: Windmills can replace fossil fuels!
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
From an art history perspective, Ezekiel’s neoclassical artist sculptures were somewhat ill-conceived for their day.
—Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
From a market perspective, this lack of disclosure seems ill-conceived.
—Miles Pollard and Kyle Mendelson, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Chief Crowley served Los Angeles well and spoke honestly about the severe and profoundly ill-conceived budget cuts the Bass administration made to the LAFD.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
That plan has also drawn critics from the architectural and preservation communities, who called it shortsighted and ill-conceived.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Ill-conceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-conceived. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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