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
Jokes have setups and punchlines; this was merely half-baked political analysis.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 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
Even with Conrad sitting right there at the gate, Isabel Conklin followed through on her half-baked plan to fly to Paris in the middle of the night, and has suddenly become like 150 percent more likable, especially in juxtaposition to her new European friends, who all seem staunchly awful.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 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
Even with Conrad sitting right there at the gate, Isabel Conklin followed through on her half-baked plan to fly to Paris in the middle of the night, and has suddenly become like 150 percent more likable, especially in juxtaposition to her new European friends, who all seem staunchly awful.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-baked
Adjective
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And that’s a stupid, dumb, mindless question.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dessert Week is the stupidest week, at least conceptually.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That’s what made the Gators’ decision to retain Napier especially foolish.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
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This of course was foolish in light of the fact that trade deals are incredibly complicated and take a long time to finalize.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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This separation keeps parents' Discover Weekly and Wrapped playlists clean from unexpected surprises like a sudden obsession with gaming soundtracks or silly meme songs.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The accusation felt absurd, like calling a chihuahua a wolf.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the film, which Woo wrote and directed, Stevie (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and her little brother Elliot (Elias Janssen) journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sanity phase of his trial began Thursday to determine whether Nicholson was legally insane at the time of the murders.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This lockdown is insane & disturbing with what happened during our investigation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After 55 years based in Munich, ISPO, one of the world’s largest sporting goods trade fairs and an annual fixture in the sports-mad German city, is moving out.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elordi's version of the mad scientist's monster boasts pale skin covered in scars, an alarming absence of eyebrows, and ratty dark hair extending past his shoulders.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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People were making all these crazy comments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are only a few wins away from winning back-to-back titles despite the crazy year the team has had.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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In Johnston’s reimagining, Jim and Credenza Twit operate the most disgusting, dangerous, and idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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That’s just idiotic foreign policy.—
Jamie McIntyre,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-baked. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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