Synonyms for ill-advised
ill-ad·vised

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1. ill-advised

   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-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. ill-advised, unadvisedadjective

   without careful prior deliberation or counsel

   "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"

   Synonyms:
   unadvised

   Antonyms:
   well-advised, considered, advised

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1. List of paraphrases for "ill-advised":

   unwise, ill-considered, misguided, reckless, imprudent

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1. Carl Icahn:

   We are extremely pleased that Xerox finally terminated the ill-advised scheme to cede control of the company to Fujifilm, we have often said that the most important person at a company (by far) is the CEO. We are therefore also pleased that John Visentin, a tried and true veteran in this area, will be taking the helm.

2. Vice President Joe Biden:

   Some of the rhetoric coming from some of the presidential candidates on the other team are, I think, dangerous, damaging and incredibly ill-advised, but here is what I'm here to tell you: They do not, they do not, they do not represent the view of the vast majority of the American people.

3. Josh Hawley:

   That's why he used them in litigation -- for shock value, so, it was a legal strategy that I think was wrong and was ill-advised.

4. Tom Cotton:

   I think the news tonight gives us an example of why it’s so ill-advised for President Biden to be rushing to this Aug. 31 deadline, all Americans around the airport have been told to leave immediately because of the terrorist threat.

5. Jonathan Schanzer:

   This transactional approach we're taking now with Turkey is ill-advised, this is an important moment for the Trump administration and hopefully it will correct its course.