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Synonyms for misguided
mɪsˈgaɪ dɪdmis·guid·ed
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misguidedadjective
Synonyms:
erring, straying, stray, confused, errant, off, coursemisguidedadjective
ill-conceived or not thought through
Synonyms:
confused, off, straying, errant, course, erring, straymisguidedadjective
misled or mistaken
Synonyms:
straying, erring, stray, course, errant, off, confusedmisguidedadjective
lacking proper guidance
A misguided child may use his personal power in mischievous ways
Synonyms:
course, straying, off, confused, errant, stray, erring
Princeton's WordNet
ill-conceived, misguidedadjective
poorly conceived or thought out
"an ill-conceived plan to take over the company"
Synonyms:
ill-conceived, mistakenmisguided, mistakenadjective
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
"well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
Synonyms:
ill-conceived, false, mistaken
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "misguided":
wrong, misleading, erroneous, unwise, mistaken, ill-advised, misconceived, incorrect, false, flawed, misdirected, ill-considered, injudicious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#225 | off | |
#428 | course | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#2392 | false | |
#6878 | confused | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#12256 | misleading | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#18651 | stray | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#27380 | misguided | |
#43057 | unwise | |
#46349 | errant | |
#60782 | misdirected | |
#72114 | straying | |
#93409 | erring | |
#152133 | misconceived | |
#219214 | injudicious |
How to use misguided in a sentence?
The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men
He will live in a vegetative state probably for five years until he dies from something else. Basically, we snuffed out potentially a 75-year-old perfectly normal life because of a false concern that vaccines would do harm, or in their misguided notion that somehow religion teaches us anything other than we should care for our children.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Though it may seem inconceivable that anyone would tattoo or pierce their dog or cat, a quick Internet search reveals that it is a growing trend among some misguided individuals.
Given the volatility of the protests, I think it's misguided regardless of the protest, it's inflammatory and is triggering upset and anger.
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