half-baked
Not thought through
Half-baked describes something insufficiently thought through or poorly planned—like bread pulled from the oven too soon.
A half-baked idea or scheme lacks the development needed to succeed: The proposal was half-baked and full of holes.
By extension, someone half-baked is foolish or not thinking clearly.
Badly thought out
- harebrainedRecklessly stupid or impractical
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- cockamamieRidiculously implausible or foolish
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
absurd · ridiculous · stupid · idiotic · asinine · lamebrained · hare-brained · zany
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
rough · unpolished · provisional · tentative · draft · premature · unrealized · unformed
Lacking basis in reality
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- impracticableImpossible to implement
- ill-thought-outNot carefully considered
unviable · quixotic · pie-in-the-sky · wishful · fanciful · idealistic · starry-eyed · utopian
Heedless or skin irritation
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
unconsidered · unthinking · spur-of-the-moment · snap · knee-jerk · headlong · incautious · ill-judged
ill-conceived
Badly thought out
- harebrainedRecklessly stupid or impractical
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- cockamamieRidiculously implausible or foolish
nonsensical · absurd · ridiculous · stupid · idiotic · asinine · lamebrained · hare-brained · zany · screwy
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- undevelopedNot fully formed
fragmentary · rough · unpolished · provisional · tentative · draft · premature · unrealized · unformed · cursory
unrealistic
Lacking basis in reality
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- impracticableImpossible to implement
ill-thought-out · unviable · quixotic · pie-in-the-sky · wishful · fanciful · idealistic · starry-eyed · utopian · dreamy
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
precipitate · unconsidered · unthinking · spur-of-the-moment · snap · knee-jerk · headlong · incautious · ill-judged · premature
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, halfway
- slapdashsloppy, hasty, rushed, careless, haphazard
- Undercookedraw, rare, underdone, uncooked, raw meat
- unreadyunprepared, ill-prepared, ill-equipped, unready, not ready
- shoddinessslipshod, slapdash, hack job, botch job, botch
half-bakedwell-thought-out
Carefully planned beforehand
sound · sensible · intelligent · wise · thoughtful
half, baking, baked, baker, bakery, halves, bakes, halfhearted, bakeshop