Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: misguided

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Although Goldilocks' motives might seem selfish, they aren't – they're misguided.

Source: https://collider.com/puss-in-boots-2-most-lovable-likable-characters-ranked/

A misguided subplot involving Sadie's group of frenemies — particularly one whose venom toward our heroine feels neither truthful nor necessary — seems like a wasted opportunity.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/stephen-king-the-boogeyman-review-1.6853283?cmp=rss

And while most fall short of death threats, the undercurrent of insane, misguided fury and rage is at times overwhelming.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12854242?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

“As much as we appreciate his call for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his request to grant IPOB members amnesty is misguided, baseless, and lacks understanding.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/12/15/nnamdi-kanu-we-want-referendum-not-amnesty-ipob-replies-ohanaeze/

A United States senator says Washington must abandon any misguided belief that it can negotiate with Zimbabwe’s current leaders and must instead forge a coalition to remove the present government.

Source: https://insiderzim.com/us-senator-says-biden-must-remove-mnangagwa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-senator-says-biden-must-remove-mnangagwa

Australia’s misguided military forays into Afghanistan and Iraq/Syria, incredibly justified by Prime Minister John Howard invoking the ANZUS Treaty, ultimately proved unsuccessful and at considerable cost both financially and in human capital.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2023/05/26/how-should-australia-defend-itself-in-the-21st-century-silencing-the-drums-and-dogs-of-war/

Baylor University President Linda Livingston, speaking at the NCAA convention last week in San Antonio, called that notion “deeply misguided" and said it would force coaches to become their players' bosses.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/world/us-appeals-court-to-weigh-ncaa-case-over-pay-for-athletes/article_fd830450-5f58-561c-9584-ee9c2046fef2.html

Biden has returned U.S. policy to the misguided view that solving the Palestinian issue is the key to solving problems across the Middle East.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/07/opinion-biden-funded-hamas-and-iranian-masters-christian-whiton/

Binance pledged to vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit, which it said reflected the SEC's "misguided and conscious refusal" to provide clarity to the crypto industry.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/cryptocurrency/news/us-sec-lawsuit-coinbase-crypto-exchange-registration-binance-illegal-4100691

Black stresses that it would be misguided to attribute the issues that have emerged in recent months to a particular flaw within the material itself, pointing out that all materials are designed with a specific lifespan in mind.

Source: https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/raac-basics-putting-maintenance-heart-infrastructure

Can't Fear Your Own World novels, Shūhei takes it upon himself to save the misguided Hikone Ubuginu, an extremely young Arrancar with immense power.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/bleach-shuhei-hisagis-true-shikai-and-bankai-explained/

Col Richard Kemp said the revelations in Prince Harry's memoir were 'misguided'

Source: https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23236309.prince-harrys-chess-board-metaphor-criticised-colchester-colonel/?ref=rss

Decades after David Lynch's misguided attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s sci-fi opus, Denis Villeneuve reimagined as an epic two-parter.

Source: https://screenrant.com/best-movies-hbo-max/

Despite the risk stemming from China’s ambitions in mature-node chips, the Biden administration’s current policy is limited to cutting-edge chips likely because of misguided timing considerations.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/03/chips-biden-xi-china-sanctions-semiconductors/

Dr Johnson said the government has a “huge responsibility” to acknowledge and resolve the problems facing the NHS, and that its focus on “greater productivity” is misguided.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/patients-deaths-emergency-delays-b2266251.html

For too long, the gender ideology movement has relied on people’s misguided sense of compassion leading to them saying false things in order to “support” their friends and loved ones.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/23/elon-musk-j-k-rowling-bash-cisgender-term/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-j-k-rowling-bash-cisgender-term

Frighteningly, it’s a hardship that California consumers are experiencing in grocery aisles across the state and it’s being caused by Proposition 12 (Prop. 12) — the misguided animal housing law that is having a major impact on egg prices and supply.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/18/prop-12-is-behind-egg-price-spikes/

Grace is the sole survivor of her whacked-out father's wildly misguided religious cult that committed mass suicide many years earlier.

Source: https://collider.com/the-lodge-movie-jaeden-martell/

He stated that misguided people would not be allowed to disrupt the council’s current calm, which is the result of purposeful tactics implemented by Governor Douye Diri-led administration.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/12/04/one-fisherman-killed-4-others-abducted-off-bayelsa-coast/

However, Ekuru Aukot, who criticized the UN-backed mission, sees it as a “misguided and a perilous endeavor.”

Source: https://haitiantimes.com/2023/11/16/kenya-police-deployment-haiti-3/