injudicious
Lacking sound judgment
Injudicious means showing poor judgment or lacking wisdom: an injudicious remark that offended everyone, It would be injudicious to invest your savings in a single stock.
The word suggests a lapse in discretion rather than stupidity—someone injudicious has made an unwise choice, not necessarily a foolish one.
Lacking good sense
- ill-advisedShowing poor judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
- unsoundWeak or flawed
unreasonable · ill-considered · inadvisable · wrong-headed · senseless · uninformed · unjustified · unwarranted
Heedless or skin irritation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
incautious · negligent · devil-may-care · brash · audacious · overbold · harum-scarum · madcap
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
snap · sudden · unpremeditated · unplanned · spontaneous · spur-of-the-moment · headlong · hurried
Unable to see far
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
- short-termOf limited duration
- narrowOf small width
- blinkeredHaving restricted outlook
unperceptive · improvident · improvisor · penny-wise · limited · blind · obtuse · undiscerning
foolish
Lacking good sense
- ill-advisedShowing poor judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
unsound · unreasonable · ill-considered · inadvisable · wrong-headed · senseless · uninformed · unjustified · unwarranted · inappropriate
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
foolhardy · incautious · negligent · devil-may-care · brash · audacious · overbold · harum-scarum · madcap · wild
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
rash · snap · sudden · unpremeditated · unplanned · spontaneous · spur-of-the-moment · headlong · hurried · rushed
myopic
Unable to see far
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
- short-termOf limited duration
- narrowOf small width
blinkered · unperceptive · improvident · improvisor · penny-wise · limited · blind · obtuse · undiscerning
injudicioustactful
Socially sensitive and careful
diplomatic · proper · decorous · considerate · appropriate
injudiciousprudent
Exercising sound judgment
cautious · circumspect · careful · discreet · considered