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
Would a half-baked story really have given our species a big enough advantage?
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Morgan Wallen, fresh from God’s country, can’t feign enthusiasm on his recent half-baked singles.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
This leads to half-baked plans, dysfunction and the unhoused community paying the price.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2025
The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Morgan Wallen, fresh from God’s country, can’t feign enthusiasm on his recent half-baked singles.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
This leads to half-baked plans, dysfunction and the unhoused community paying the price.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2025
The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-baked
Adjective
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The delegate should be embarrassed to introduce such a stupid idea.—
Kevin Igoe,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Grace can be a frustrating protagonist, making foolish, self-sabotaging decisions in pursuit of fleeting pleasure and conditional approval from guys who, frankly, aren’t worth her time.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Placing stock in anything but winning might be foolish, especially given the nature of how the Steelers quarterback operates.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Alex is much more bookish, for example, although Cole is clever and can be academic and is in no way some silly, stupid jock or anything— but, in the obvious ways — and Cole is more sporty in the obvious ways.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is not simply some silly bathroom joke.—
Pat Graham,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These charges are absurd and unjust.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The content is absurd, borderline uncomfortable and consistently viral.—
Leeron Walter,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But fan battles about the love triangle at the heart of the plot have only become more intense, insane, and borderline psychotic with each weekly episode release.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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The chemistry was, for lack of a better word, insane.—
Eileen Kelly,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, this particular squadron has a habit of driving their Handlers mad, as its leader, Shin, is known as the Undertaker.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Isaac, playing mad scientist Viktor Frankenstein, re-emerges after a three-year film absence, reminding Hollywood to put this guy in more movies.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Really crazy cool to hit all those objectives today.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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She was berated for being too boy crazy in her teens, then for being too single in her 30s.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Johnston has reimagined Dahl’s work and its protagonists as also owning and operating the most disgusting, dangerous, and idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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