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 Pam Anderson wasn’t a bad girl, per se, just a bit injudicious. — John Anderson, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022 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 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

Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Thus, the LLCs asserting objections to the alter ego findings as to the trusts were improper.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

In some countries, such as Japan, tipping can even be viewed as awkward, inappropriate, and unnecessary as patrons eat, pay the bill, and simply leave.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Some commenters felt the post was cringeworthy and inappropriate.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

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
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.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of imprudent

Adjective

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
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.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of indiscreet

Adjective

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.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 June 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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