Synonyms for ill advised
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : il-uhd-vahyzd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪl ədˈvaɪzd |
Top 10 synonyms for ill advised Other synonyms for the word ill advised
- abnormal
- abrupt
- absurd
- adventuresome
- adventurous
- afflictive
- agile
- all wet
- any old way
- any which way
- asinine
- astigmatic
- at fault
- at odds
- bad form
- barking up wrong tree
- birdbrained
- blind
- blockheaded
- bold
- bovine
- brainless
- brash
- brazenfaced
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- caught napping
- childish
- chop-chop
- cockamamie
- cockamamy
- cocksure
- cocky
- confounded
- confused
- confused with
- contrary
- crazy
- credulous
- cursory
- daffy
- daft
- damaging
- daredevil
- daring
- dazed
- deceived
- deficient
- deluded
- dense
- deplorable
- desperate
- destructive
- determined
- devil-may-care
- dim
- dimwitted
- dippy
- dire
- disadvantageous
- disappointing
- discommodious
- discordant
- discrepant
- disproportionate
- distressing
- doltish
- dopey
- dotty
- dreadful
- dull
- dumb
- dummy
- duped
- eager
- effervescent
- empty-headed
- erroneous
- expeditious
- fallacious
- false
- fantastic
- fast
- fast and loose
- fast-and-loose
- fatuous
- faulty
- feckless
- feebleminded
- fiery
- fleet
- fleeting
- flighty
- flip
- fooled
- foolhardy
- foolish
- foot-in-mouth
- forward
- frantic
- frenzied
- frivolous
- funny
- furious
- futile
- gauche
- gone off half-cocked
- grievous
- gullible
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- harefooted
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heartbreaking
- hebetudinous
- heedless
- helter-skelter
- hopeless
- hostile
- hot-headed
- hotheaded
- hurried
- idiotic
- ignorant
- ill
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- ill-judged
- ill-timed
- illogical
- imbecilic
- immature
- immodest
- impatient
- imperceptive
- impertinent
- impetuous
- impolitic
- impractical
- improper
- improvident
- imprudent
- impudent
- impulsive
- in the dark
- inaccurate
- inadmissible
- inadvertent
- inadvisable
- inane
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inapt
- inattentive
- inauspicious
- incautious
- incomprehensible
- incongruous
- inconsiderate
- inconvenient
- incorrect
- indecent
- indecorous
- indelicate
- indiscreet
- inept
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inimical
- injudicious
- inopportune
- insane
- insensate
- insolent
- insuppressible
- irrational
- irreflective
- irregular
- irrelevant
- irresponsible
- jerky
- jump the gun
- jumping to conclusions
- kooky
- lamebrained
- lamentable
- late
- laughable
- leaving self wide open
- lively
- loony
- loser
- low
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- madcap
- maladroit
- malapropos
- meaningless
- mindless
- misconstrued
- misguided
- misinformed
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- misled
- misplaced
- misunderstanding
- moronic
- myopic
- naive
- naughty
- near-sighted
- nearsighted
- negative
- neglectful
- negligent
- nerdy
- nervy
- nonsensical
- not done
- nutty
- objectionable
- obtuse
- odd
- off base
- off guard
- off the deep end
- off the hip
- off the top of head
- off the top of one's head
- off track
- off-balance
- off-base
- ominous
- on the double
- opposed
- out of line
- out of place
- out to lunch
- out-of-place
- out-of-season
- overhasty
- overventuresome
- passing
- passionate
- pay no mind
- PDQ
- perfunctory
- pitiable
- pitiful
- playing with fire
- plunging
- pointless
- poor
- precipitant
- precipitate
- premature
- preposterous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- prompt
- pronto
- puerile
- pushing
- quick
- quickened
- quickie
- rapid
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- regardless
- regrettable
- remiss
- ridiculous
- rotten
- rude
- rushed
- rushing
- sad
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- senseless
- shameful
- short
- short-sighted
- shortsighted
- silly
- simple
- simpleminded
- slambang
- slapdash
- slow
- sluggish
- snappy
- softheaded
- sticking one's neck out
- stolid
- stupefied
- stupid
- subitaneous
- sudden
- superficial
- swift
- tactless
- tardy
- temerarious
- thick
- thick-headed
- thickheaded
- thoughtless
- threatening
- tomfool
- tricked
- trivial
- troublesome
- unacceptable
- unadvisable
- unadvised
- unalert
- unanticipated
- unapt
- unaware
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncareful
- uncircumspect
- uncomely
- unconsidered
- uncontrolled
- unconventional
- under wrong impression
- undesirable
- undiplomatic
- undiscerning
- undue
- unearthly
- unexpected
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unfitted
- unfitting
- unforeseen
- unfortunate
- unfounded
- unfriendly
- unguarded
- unhappy
- unheeding
- uninformed
- unintelligent
- unknowing
- unlucky
- unmindful
- unprepared
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unreal
- unreasonable
- unreasoning
- unreflective
- unsagacious
- unsatisfactory
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsensible
- unsound
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- unsuspecting
- unsuspicious
- untactful
- unthinking
- untimely
- untoward
- untrue
- unvigilant
- unwarned
- unwarranted
- unwary
- unwatchful
- unwise
- uppity
- urgent
- vacuous
- venturesome
- venturous
- violent
- vivacious
- wacky
- warranted
- wary
- way off
- weak
- wide of mark
- wide open
- wild
- willful
- without warning
- witless
- woeful
- wrong
- wrong number
- wrongly identified
- zany
Définition of ill advised
- As in improper : adj not suitable
- As in imprudent : adj without much thought
- As in inadvisable : adj not recommended
- As in incautious : adj not careful
- As in madcap : adj crazy, impulsive
- As in mistaken : adj wrong, incorrect
- As in moronic : adj stupid
- As in precipitous/precipitate : adj fast, sudden; impulsive; initial
- As in rash : adj careless, impulsive
- As in reckless : adj irresponsible in thought, deed
- As in regrettable : adj unfortunate, wrong
- As in shortsighted : adj unmindful of future consequences
- As in stupid : adj not intelligent; irresponsible
- As in thoughtless : adj absent-minded, unobservant
- As in unadvised : adj not smart; careless
- As in unfavorable : adj very bad
- As in unwary : adj thoughtless, heedless
- As in unwise : adj stupid, irresponsible
- As in witless : adj foolish
- As in wrong : adj inappropriate, not suitable
- As in brash : adj impulsive, brazen
- As in short-sighted : adj unthinking
- As in dippy : adj foolish
- As in ill-considered : adj rash
- As in ill-considered : adj unwise
- As in imbecilic : adj foolish
- As in loopy : adj foolish
- As in precipitant : adj rash
- As in softheaded : adj foolish
- As in thick-witted : adj stupid
- As in tomfool : adj foolish
- As in unadvantageous : adj unfavorable
- As in unapt : adj improper
- As in unbefitting : adj improper
- As in unconsidered : adj rash
- As in foolish : adj nonsensical, idiotic
- As in hasty : adj speedy; without much thought
- As in ill-advised : adj unwise, not thought out
- As in impolitic : adj unwise, careless
- But this was not the worst; some of them were so ill advised as to condole with Wilkinson.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- But when he was so ill advised as to die, confusion of every kind ensued.
- Extract from : « The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 1(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
- Women, and women such as you, are often ill advised and foolishly ambitious.
- Extract from : « Limbo and Other Essays » by Vernon Lee
- I am convinced that this scheme is ill advised and dangerous.
- Extract from : « Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents » by Grover Cleveland
- I must say, in all justice, that much of this was ill timed and ill advised.
- Extract from : « History of Kershaw's Brigade » by D. Augustus Dickert
- But the Count in this was ill advised when he came with only shield and lance.
- Extract from : « Four Arthurian Romances » by Chretien DeTroyes
- Now it is possible that Solomon's implied distinction as to the man's way with a maid was not, after all, so ill advised.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- If it had been deliberately planned, it would have been ill advised; but it took him by surprise, and he could not prevent it.
- Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.
- The man who needs to have a gangrened leg cut off would be ill advised to say to his surgeon, 'this disease is very healthy.'
- Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
- It was an ill advised measure, which drew down upon itself those who are against the Jews and those who are against the Catholics.
- Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume I (of II) » by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville
Antonyms for ill advised
- acceptable
- accurate
- advantageous
- advisable
- advised
- afraid
- agreeable
- aiding
- appropriate
- attentive
- auspicious
- balanced
- blessed
- brainy
- bright
- careful
- cautious
- cheerful
- circumspect
- cognizant
- comforting
- considerate
- correct
- cowardly
- decent
- delayed
- discreet
- exact
- fair
- favorable
- fearful
- fitting
- formal
- fortunate
- friendly
- good
- happy
- heeding
- helpful
- honest
- intelligent
- joyous
- just
- kind
- lazy
- leisurely
- lingering
- logical
- loitering
- longsighted
- lucky
- mature
- meek
- mindful
- moral
- nice
- observant
- OK
- plain
- planned
- pleasant
- pleasing
- politic
- positive
- practical
- precise
- proper
- propitious
- prudent
- rational
- realistic
- reasonable
- recommended
- reflective
- reserved
- responsible
- right
- sagacious
- sane
- satisfactory
- sensible
- serious
- sharp
- shy
- slow
- sluggish
- smart
- sound
- substantiated
- suitable
- thinking
- thoughtful
- timid
- true
- uncorrupt
- unfoolish
- unselfish
- valid
- wary
- well-advised
- wise
- wonderful
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