ill-informed
adjective
1
: not having a lot of knowledge especially about current news and events
ill-informed voters
2
: not based on facts
an ill-informed decision/opinion
Examples of ill-informed in a Sentence
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Some may be minor – when a chatbot gives the wrong answer to a simple question, the user may end up ill-informed.
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Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet there are perceptions, fueled in part by misleading or ill-informed stories and social media posts, that TGL’s technology is driven by a single launch monitor.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The conference — which draws child abuse pediatricians, social workers, police and prosecutors — featured multiple presentations that cast doctors who testify for the defense as both ill-informed and mercenary.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
Still, Travis said his accusations and claims during meetings, often directed toward others, are ill-informed and don’t paint the whole picture.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 July 2024
Today, there are two such unpredictable and ill-informed leaders: Kim and Trump.
—Scott D. Sagan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2017
Sarah’s death is tragic and, unfortunately, repeatable as a result of broken and ill-informed policies.
—Sen. Joni Ernst, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2024
Contributor Once hailed as a frontier of global connectivity and knowledge sharing, the Internet has become a battleground where hackers and cybercriminals prey on the ill-informed and underprepared.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
There’s a lot of great stuff to read on LGBTQ+ history and culture…even a brief dive can prevent someone from making public comments that seem reactionary and ill-informed.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet there are perceptions, fueled in part by misleading or ill-informed stories and social media posts, that TGL’s technology is driven by a single launch monitor.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The conference — which draws child abuse pediatricians, social workers, police and prosecutors — featured multiple presentations that cast doctors who testify for the defense as both ill-informed and mercenary.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
Still, Travis said his accusations and claims during meetings, often directed toward others, are ill-informed and don’t paint the whole picture.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 July 2024
Today, there are two such unpredictable and ill-informed leaders: Kim and Trump.
—Scott D. Sagan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2017
Sarah’s death is tragic and, unfortunately, repeatable as a result of broken and ill-informed policies.
—Sen. Joni Ernst, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2024
Contributor Once hailed as a frontier of global connectivity and knowledge sharing, the Internet has become a battleground where hackers and cybercriminals prey on the ill-informed and underprepared.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
There’s a lot of great stuff to read on LGBTQ+ history and culture…even a brief dive can prevent someone from making public comments that seem reactionary and ill-informed.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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“Ill-informed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-informed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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