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Synonyms for ill-considered
ill-con·sid·ered
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
ill-considered
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Princeton's WordNet
ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsightedadjective
not given careful consideration
"ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
Synonyms:
myopic, short, shortsighted, nearsighted, ill-judged, improvident, unforesightfulAntonyms:
prudent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ill-considered":
thoughtless, mis-characterised, ill-advised, reckless, unconsidered, unthinking, half-baked, hasty, knee-jerk, unwise, misguided
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#746 | short | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#21679 | reckless | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#27380 | misguided | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#32405 | hasty | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43057 | unwise | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#59855 | myopic | |
#63892 | thoughtless | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#87130 | shortsighted | |
#99058 | unthinking | |
#161207 | nearsighted | |
#188694 | unconsidered | |
#210635 | chimerical | |
#235698 | improvident |
How to use ill-considered in a sentence?
Horrible things are done to groundhogs in the name of nuisance control, like gassing them, exploding burrows, poisoning and some of them are pretty ill considered, other species get harmed in that process. If you're broadcasting poison, there's any number of animals that can be impacted, including the predators that prey on them.
These bills are ill-considered and terrible public policy.
This lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone.
Double standards are Paul Ryan being elected at 28 and immediately being given the benefit of his ill-considered policies considered genius ; and me winning a primary at 28 to immediately be treated with suspicion scrutinized, down to my clothing, of being a fraud.
Governor Newsom, who supported the failed initiative to end the death penalty in 2006, is usurping the express will of California voters and substituting his personal preferences via this hasty and ill-considered moratorium on the death penalty.
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