misdirected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirected
Adjective
  • Southampton have used 31 players this season, at least three more than any other club, a number which includes three different goalkeepers, all of whom have been the fall guy in misguided passing sequences.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Police arrested misguided former Louvre employee Vincenzo Perugia, who was under the mistaken belief that the painting belonged to Italy and was among those stolen by Napoleon.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Failure, however, might render the Digital Euro an ineffective compromise—too timid to drive meaningful reform and too weak to compete on the global stage.
    Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Besides the potential irritation that can come along with using too many actives (or trying one too many TikTok trends) at once, layering on the wrong combo of products can inactivate skin-care ingredients, therefore rendering the product ineffective.
    Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Michigan fire statistics The leading cause of fire deaths in 2024 through early December are careless smoking (46%), followed by heating (16%) and explosion (16%), a report by Michigan Fire Inspectors Society said.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is an apt description as negotiating with an early morning terrorist is just as ill-advised as negotiating with terrorists in the movies.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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