half-baked idea
Poorly conceived scheme
A half-baked idea is one that hasn't been thought through—underdeveloped, impractical, or poorly conceived.
The metaphor suggests something pulled from the oven too soon, not yet ready: His plan to quit his job and become a street musician was half-baked at best.
Half-baked on its own carries the same meaning: a half-baked scheme.
- harebrainedRecklessly stupid or impractical
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- rough draftUnpolished first attempt
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- napkinMealtime wiping cloth
brainstorm · rough · raw · premature · crackpot · scheme · notion · whim · impulse · brain fart · wild guess · cockamamie · scatterbrained · flimsy · shallow · underdeveloped · slapdash · rushed
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- hastinesshaste, hurry, rush, rashness, impulsiveness
- creative failuresbox office bomb, flop, dud, failed experiment, unfinished work
half, halve, halved, halves, halving, halfway, halfhearted, bake, baked