misguidedly
With poor judgment
In a misguided manner—acting on beliefs or intentions that are wrong or mistaken, though often well-meaning: She misguidedly tried to protect him by lying.
The word implies the person thinks they're doing right but has poor judgment or faulty information.
Lacking good judgment
- foolishlyIn an unwise manner
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- irrationallyWithout sound reasoning
shortsightedly · impulsively · carelessly · thoughtlessly · heedlessly · injudiciously · rashly · blindly
Exposed to biased persuasion
- brainwashedMentally manipulated into compliance
- dupedDeceived into believing
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
hoodwinked · conned · bamboozled · disinformed · indoctrinated
Off the right path
- waywardlyIn willfully errant manner
- off-courseDeviating from intended path
- off-trackDeviating from intended path
- wronglyIn incorrect manner
Without intent to harm
- naivelyWithout experience or cynicism
- gulliblyWith foolish trust
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- trustinglyWith naive belief
unworldly · ignorantly · unsuspectingly · simplistically · cluelessly · uncritically · unrealistically
unwisely
Lacking good judgment
- foolishlyIn an unwise manner
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
irrationally · shortsightedly · impulsively · carelessly · thoughtlessly · heedlessly · injudiciously · rashly · blindly · ill-advisedly
propagandized
Exposed to biased persuasion
- brainwashedMentally manipulated into compliance
- dupedDeceived into believing
- misledCaused to believe falsely
deceived · hoodwinked · conned · bamboozled · disinformed · indoctrinated
astray
Off the right path
- waywardlyIn willfully errant manner
- off-courseDeviating from intended path
- off-trackDeviating from intended path
innocently
Without intent to harm
- naivelyWithout experience or cynicism
- gulliblyWith foolish trust
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
trustingly · unworldly · ignorantly · unsuspectingly · simplistically · cluelessly · uncritically · unrealistically
misguidedlycorrectly
In accurate manner
accurately · appropriately · rightly · properly · fittingly