INJUDICIOUS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

injudicious

adjective

ˌin-jü-ˈdi-shəs

Definition of injudicious

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 Let’s finish up by circling back to the beginning, when six injudicious justices ignored an eternal political truth. — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 And again, many of the reforms backfired or proved injudicious, but some of them remain powerful to this day. — 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

Adjective

The tactic is especially prevalent among the department’s elite Metropolitan Division and anti-gang units, several of which have come under investigation in recent years for failing to document the stops and improper searches.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Green curry, red curry and peanut sauce had to be thrown out as they were improperly stored and held at improper temperatures.

— Joseph Hernandez August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

Justice Department attorneys have argued that a restraining order would be inappropriate and that the legal challenge was premature, as federal agencies had yet to issue public guidance on how the president's directive would be implemented.

— Kristina Cooke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The morality police, which are often accused of extreme policies, recently announced a statewide ban in Sokoto on the use of DJs at events, as well as inappropriate haircuts, extravagant bridal gifts and playing music on public transport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

The itinerants were all a bit peculiar, capable of making imprudent choices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
And this is Minsky’s point, that speculative excesses during euphoric, transformative periods result in imprudent financing, fragility, and instability.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of imprudent

Adjective

Some are scholarly, some deliciously indiscreet, all are perceptive in one way or another, and one plunges wholesale into obsession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Smaller seats, less legroom, meals on a budget, and now someone whispering indiscreet sweet nothings to their lover in my ear.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026

Definition of indiscreet

Adjective

But in a season with so much on the line, the Jets would be unwise to have Klubnik be the first player off the bench if Smith were to suffer an injury.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Rhaenyra also dismisses Mysaria, a wise move carried out in a very unwise manner, given the woman’s cunning.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

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.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting is indelicate but immensely satisfying.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of indelicate

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