as in improper
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
lost a job because of an injudicious comment regarding the boss's toupee
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Recent Examples of injudicious
These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
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
Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022
In a world like this one — where crisis is constant and power seems increasingly concentrated in a few injudicious hands — can words and art really matter?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
Liverpool committed some injudicious and unnecessary fouls.
—New York Times, 28 May 2022
What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
His declaration on July Fourth that the worst of the Covid-19 nightmare was over now appears just as injudicious as his pledge that there would be a safe and deliberate pullout from Afghanistan.
—Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN, 29 Aug. 2021
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
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
Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022
In a world like this one — where crisis is constant and power seems increasingly concentrated in a few injudicious hands — can words and art really matter?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
Liverpool committed some injudicious and unnecessary fouls.
—New York Times, 28 May 2022
What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
His declaration on July Fourth that the worst of the Covid-19 nightmare was over now appears just as injudicious as his pledge that there would be a safe and deliberate pullout from Afghanistan.
—Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN, 29 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injudicious
Adjective
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Collectively, these offices have saved taxpayers millions of dollars by identifying improper spending, correcting internal controls and preventing future losses.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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Testing your soil pH is important because improper soil pH can hinder nutrient absorption.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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At first, the teen denied having an inappropriate relationship with Rivera.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Since that time, Johnson and CTU have failed time and again to convince a school board in which 11 of 21 members are appointed by the mayor to back them on a number of fiscally imprudent proposals.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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If a cost is found imprudent, it is rejected.—
Rory M. Christian,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This careless exploitation of the heavens above is a real danger to us all.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Scott County Attorney said the man behind the wheel received a $100 citation for careless driving.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her homebase, Studio Siwa, is perched on an indiscreet corner in Burbank, California.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Residents complained to the British press about the associated inconvenience, recounting road closures (leading to, gasp, wet crops), bad American driving, and an indiscreet Secret Service presence.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The public better wake up, because the creativity of the MTA, and Hochul’s gouging of a disinterested and unwise public, have no limits.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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There is an awareness that emptying the regular-season tank to win the division would be unwise, that building toward their best hockey for April is a smarter play.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 Feb. 2026
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Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting is indelicate but immensely satisfying.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
19 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Injudicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injudicious. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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