as in improper
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
lost a job because of an injudicious comment regarding the boss's toupee
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Recent Examples of injudicious
And again, many of the reforms backfired or proved injudicious, but some of them remain powerful to this day.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious.
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John Anderson,
WSJ,
7 Dec. 2022
In a world like this one — where crisis is constant and power seems increasingly concentrated in a few injudicious hands — can words and art really matter?
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 July 2022
His declaration on July Fourth that the worst of the Covid-19 nightmare was over now appears just as injudicious as his pledge that there would be a safe and deliberate pullout from Afghanistan.
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Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose,
CNN,
29 Aug. 2021
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious.
—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
7 Dec. 2022
In a world like this one — where crisis is constant and power seems increasingly concentrated in a few injudicious hands — can words and art really matter?
—
Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 July 2022
His declaration on July Fourth that the worst of the Covid-19 nightmare was over now appears just as injudicious as his pledge that there would be a safe and deliberate pullout from Afghanistan.
—
Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose,
CNN,
29 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injudicious
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups.
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The agency is also asking visitors to the World Cup game or Fan Fest to report any unsafe or improper drone use to the FBI tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed the convictions, saying the trial was tainted by the county clerk Becky Hill’s inappropriate comments to jurors implying his guilt.
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Live streams and other unfiltered media can expose kids to risky or inappropriate content, so adult guidance is key.
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
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To be fair, those imprudent claims were made without the benefit of seeing this evidence.
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The Most The business owners who get burned in an exit are almost never careless.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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Smaller seats, less legroom, meals on a budget, and now someone whispering indiscreet sweet nothings to their lover in my ear.
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The most successful and lucrative family vlogs are indiscreet almost by definition—and yet the wrong kind of indiscretion can derail the whole gravy train.
Adjective
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Your tactless or tactile uncles?
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This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.
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Here, however, the joke is that appearances can be deceiving — or to be more specific, that trying to act like a character in a movie is a reckless, unwise thing to do.
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The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.
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Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting is indelicate but immensely satisfying.
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“Injudicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injudicious. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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