INJUDICIOUS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

injudicious

adjective

ˌin-jü-ˈdi-shəs

Definition of injudicious

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 Let’s finish up by circling back to the beginning, when six injudicious justices ignored an eternal political truth. — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 And again, many of the reforms backfired or proved injudicious, but some of them remain powerful to this day. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026 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 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

Otherwise, every losing party would have an incentive to scour deliberations for something improper.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Six additional citations — speeding, improper passing, failing to drive in a single lane, following too closely, failing to obey traffic control and running a red light — have been added to his charges.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

The itinerants were all a bit peculiar, capable of making imprudent choices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
And this is Minsky’s point, that speculative excesses during euphoric, transformative periods result in imprudent financing, fragility, and instability.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of imprudent

Adjective

Some are scholarly, some deliciously indiscreet, all are perceptive in one way or another, and one plunges wholesale into obsession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Smaller seats, less legroom, meals on a budget, and now someone whispering indiscreet sweet nothings to their lover in my ear.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026

Definition of indiscreet

Adjective

Moreno may also need to make those calls, and saddling his successor with a long-term manager seems unwise and unlikely, even by Moreno’s standards.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Commanders should seek positional advantages without exhausting their soldiers, manipulate the enemy’s movements when possible, and recognize when circumstances make pursuit or attack unwise.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

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
Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting is indelicate but immensely satisfying.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of indelicate

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