Synonyms for misguided
mɪsˈgaɪ dɪdmis·guid·ed

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1. misguidedadjective

   Synonyms:
   erring, straying, stray, confused, errant, off, course

2. misguidedadjective

   ill-conceived or not thought through

   Synonyms:
   confused, off, straying, errant, course, erring, stray

3. misguidedadjective

   misled or mistaken

   Synonyms:
   straying, erring, stray, course, errant, off, confused

4. misguidedadjective

   lacking proper guidance

   A misguided child may use his personal power in mischievous ways

   Synonyms:
   course, straying, off, confused, errant, stray, erring

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1. ill-conceived, misguidedadjective

   poorly conceived or thought out

   "an ill-conceived plan to take over the company"

   Synonyms:
   ill-conceived, mistaken

   Antonyms:
   right, wise

2. misguided, mistakenadjective

   wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

   "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

   Synonyms:
   ill-conceived, false, mistaken

   Antonyms:
   wise, right

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1. List of paraphrases for "misguided":

   wrong, misleading, erroneous, unwise, mistaken, ill-advised, misconceived, incorrect, false, flawed, misdirected, ill-considered, injudicious

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1. Jared Bernstein:

   If you look at the unconscionable actions of Putin, weaponizing energy, amplified by the short-sighted and misguided decision by OPEC+ recently, then sure, having the [Strategic Petroleum Reserve] there for potential release is an important tool.

2. William Consovoy:

   The requests for his private tax information are not consistent with governing law, do not advance any proper legislative purpose, and threaten to interfere with the ordinary conduct of audits, we are confident that this misguided attempt to politicize the administration of the tax laws will not succeed.

3. Ted Cruz:

   The timing seems awfully coincidental that in the week when Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington, spoke in Congress about the enormous threat of President Obama's misguided deal with Iran that is opening the door to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and in the very week when Bob Menendez showed incredible courage to speak out and call out President Obama for the damage that his policy was doing to our national security that coincidence is troubling.

4. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

5. Bill Nye:

   Today we have a great many lawmakers, not just here, but around the world, deliberately ignoring and actively surpassing science, their inclination is misguided, and in no one’s best interest.