as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
he's always got some half-baked "solution" to a difficult, complex problem
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Recent Examples of half-baked
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.
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Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, this half-baked strategy for multipolarity may be just as bad as no strategy at all.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025
If that hasn’t been done, the AI will likely try to generate code, but the results will probably be half-baked and extremely sketchy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many were half-baked at best and designed for clicks, comments and likes — the insistent demand of the internet age.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half-baked
Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, this half-baked strategy for multipolarity may be just as bad as no strategy at all.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025
If that hasn’t been done, the AI will likely try to generate code, but the results will probably be half-baked and extremely sketchy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many were half-baked at best and designed for clicks, comments and likes — the insistent demand of the internet age.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-baked
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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People who approve of ICE’s actions aren’t necessarily stupid or evil.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The idea of giving that over to a robot seems foolish [and] boring.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people cast and produced to look stupid and foolish as standard operating procedure.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Huw just waiting for him without involving the police or having really any plan whatsoever is just as silly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Wain was joined by stars Ken Marino (who co-wrote the film), Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Ben Wang to reminisce about making their unapologetically silly comedy.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These politicians who are in their 80s and now 90s continuing to run for office is absurd.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rates are soaring at absurd levels, but what’s worse is what many homeowners are getting in return — less coverage, fewer payouts and other negative effects.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And there’s Harrison Ford, which is insane.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But that’s an indictment of our insane world, not Roher’s filmmaking.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The far right just became very mad at me.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But people are mad, and resolute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What a crazy winter this had been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Holding space for your interests, priorities and life circumstances is good offense, but a crazy job market also requires strong career defense, such as plugging up your financial foundation and skill gaps.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Anything else would be idiotic.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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To do a lot less foolish, thoughtless, stupid, idiotic things.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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