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misguided

/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/adjective3 syllables

Misguided means: poorly conceived or thought out.

Synonyms for misguided14

adjective, as in poorly conceived or thought out

ill-conceived, foolish

adjective, as in wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

mistaken, wrong

also used for misguided

erring, errant, off course, addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sea, at sixes and sevens

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What does misguided mean?2

adjective

1

poorly conceived or thought out“an ill-conceived plan to take over the company”

2

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment“well-meaning but misguided teachers”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with misguided?12

two syllables

sided

three syllables

decidedprovideddividedpresidedresidedcollidedsubsidedconfided

four syllables

undecidedsubdividedundivided
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Misguided in a sentence

  • I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.shekitten
  • Many disabled people find person-first language to be misguided.rul
  • We have guided missiles and misguided men.darinmex
  • It's a deeply misguided thing to do.shekitten
  • The notion that one culture holds the moral high ground to instruct another is misguided and arrogant.Amastan
  • Your assumptions about me are misguided.Nuel
  • Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.Hybrid
  • Tom's not a bad guy. He's just a little misguided.ddnktr

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