ill-advised

[il-uhd-vahyzd]

adjective

1. acting or done without due consideration; imprudent.

   an ill-advised remark.

   Synonyms: senseless, ill-judged, shortsighted, unwise

ill-advised

adjective

1. acting without reasonable care or thought

   you would be ill-advised to sell your house now

2. badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered

   an ill-advised plan of action

Other Word Forms

• ill-advisedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-advised¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

North of Copenhagen is the city of Elsinore, home to the castle where Hamlet takes place, with its wandering ghosts, ill-advised eavesdropping behind the drapes, conversations with skulls, and deadly duels in iambic pentameter.

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That would comport with his recent complaints about the valuation of artificial-intelligence-themed stocks, as well as his simple but ill-advised Jan. 31, 2023 post that simply read “sell.”

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Tuesday morning, the Mavericks fired Harrison, bringing the saga of the most ill-advised trade in NBA history to a close.

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On his debut he was fortunate to get away with an ill-advised dash out of his penalty area.

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An ill-advised sweep off King sent the ball high into the leg side, and bowler and wicketkeeper went after it before Healy shelled the simplest of catches.

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Related Words

• foolhardy 
• foolish 
• half-baked 
• ill-considered 
• imprudent 
• inappropriate 
• indiscreet 
• misguided 
• reckless 
• thoughtless