as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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Recent Examples of ill-advised
Either way, the tweet created a conflict of interest in the Twitter-sphere that felt ill-advised at best.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
Until the last chance of the night, which caused McKillop to put his hands on his head as what was an ill-advised, but game-winning shot left Adam’s fingertips.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
That trade is now looking like one of the worst and most ill-advised ones in recent memory.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
Until the last chance of the night, which caused McKillop to put his hands on his head as what was an ill-advised, but game-winning shot left Adam’s fingertips.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
That trade is now looking like one of the worst and most ill-advised ones in recent memory.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-advised
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In April 2025, a tipster submitted an online report alleging an inappropriate relationship between Gilkey-Meisegeier and the student.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Typically, the inspector general investigates schemes defrauding Medicare, improper payments -- such as to insurance companies to cover Medicaid members who had died -- and whether states are doing adequate oversight of providers in their borders.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg is also looking into the issue, initially identifying nearly 1,000 potentially improper PPP loans involving city employees.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Alas, New York’s fossil-fuel pivot is even more imprudent than the nation’s.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere on Earth.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Beers Criteria, a directory of drugs often deemed inadvisable for older adults, recently published recommendations for alternative medications and nonpharmacological treatments for frequent problems.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Messner’s name would come up repeatedly on Ojos, as a shorthand for either the pure or the inadvisable approach to our expedition.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2024
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Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious.—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
7 Dec. 2022
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Handing over credit card or contact details to the people running these sites is, at best, unwise and, at worst, a recipe for malware and identity theft.—
Olivia Solon,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Only 42 seconds after Will Cuylle’s goal for New York, Fiala scored his 18th goal by intercepting an unwise pass by former Kings teammate Vladislav Gavrikov.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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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
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Back in 2025, soaring rice prices and careless comments cost then farm minister Taku Eto his job and reportedly prompted former prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to take personal responsibility for lowering prices as a rice shortage took hold.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that careless usage has gradually shifted the nep-Overton window, expanding the term until it’s lost both its meaning and its bite.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-advised. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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