as in misguided
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirected
Adjective
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Your anger is misguided because you’re fixated on the wrong thing, the wrong player, the wrong area.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Based on the eponymous webtoon that Yeon himself created with writer and frequent collaborator Choi Gyu-seok, Revelations is a dark, twisted thriller that illustrates how a person’s strong but misguided convictions can set them down a path of destruction.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But there’s little sense in safeguarding an ineffective K-12 status quo, particularly for students without wealth or social capital.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Many Back Pain Therapies Were Identified as Ineffective Three therapies were specifically identified as being ineffective for acute low back pain: exercise, steroid injections, and acetaminophen (Tylenol).—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The team held a multiple-point lead with seconds to go, but careless defense and turnovers cost them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Top-four defencemen Darnell Nurse and Jake Walman were also careless with the puck at times.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Water officials knew that opening dams to meet President Trump’s wishes was ill-advised.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Democrats said the pausing of aid to Ukraine was dangerous and ill-advised.—
Zeke Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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