ill-advisedly
Without good judgment
In a manner lacking good judgment or prudence; unwisely.
The adverb typically modifies actions taken without sufficient forethought: She ill-advisedly quit her job before securing another, He ill-advisedly confronted his boss in front of the whole team.
The word carries a tone of hindsight regret—recognizing that better counsel should have prevailed.
Lacking good judgment
- foolishlyIn an unwise manner
- injudiciouslyWithout sound judgment
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- misguidedlyIn an ill-advised manner
shortsightedly · indiscreetly · thoughtlessly · carelessly · irrationally · unreasonably · naively · incautiously
Without careful thought
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- impetuouslyActing on sudden urge
- foolhardilyWith reckless boldness
- headlongHastily and recklessly
heedlessly · daringly · audaciously · wildly · madly · devil-may-care · harum-scarum · incautiously
With reckless speed
- hurriedlyIn a rushed manner
- impulsivelyWithout prior deliberation
- spontaneouslyWithout forethought or preparation
- abruptlyWithout gradual transition
prematurely · overhastily · impetuously · unthinkingly · knee-jerk · snap · spur-of-the-moment · half-cocked
Expressing bad luck
- lamentablyIn a regrettable manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- wronglyIn incorrect manner
- erroneouslyIn a faulty manner
blunderingly · disastrously · ruinously · damagingly · detrimentally · harmfully · counterproductively · fatally
unwisely
Lacking good judgment
- foolishlyIn an unwise manner
- injudiciouslyWithout sound judgment
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
misguidedly · shortsightedly · indiscreetly · thoughtlessly · carelessly · irrationally · unreasonably · naively · incautiously · unthinkingly
rashly
Without careful thought
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- impetuouslyActing on sudden urge
- foolhardilyWith reckless boldness
headlong · heedlessly · daringly · audaciously · wildly · madly · devil-may-care · harum-scarum · incautiously · dangerously
precipitately
With reckless speed
- hurriedlyIn a rushed manner
- impulsivelyWithout prior deliberation
- spontaneouslyWithout forethought or preparation
abruptly · prematurely · overhastily · impetuously · unthinkingly · knee-jerk · snap · spur-of-the-moment · half-cocked · unprepared
unfortunately
Expressing bad luck
- lamentablyIn a regrettable manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- wronglyIn incorrect manner
erroneously · blunderingly · disastrously · ruinously · damagingly · detrimentally · harmfully · counterproductively · fatally · catastrophically
advice, advise, ill-advised, advisory, advisable, inadvisable, advisedly, unadvised, misadvised