as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
he's always got some half-baked "solution" to a difficult, complex problem
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Recent Examples of half-baked
What begins as Alex’s half-baked gimmick to sleep with Sasha (Malia Pyles), a popular girl at school, turns into Ethan’s very real reckoning with her identity.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Misspellings, poor grammar and half-baked designs and logos were keys to phishing.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
There is no one — or, at least, no one in a position of power — pushing for thoughtful consideration before half-baked ideas are implemented.
America needs conservative voices.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The whodunit's central mystery is also half-baked: the death of Wynter is as bland as Esposito's character is in flashbacks.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Misspellings, poor grammar and half-baked designs and logos were keys to phishing.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
There is no one — or, at least, no one in a position of power — pushing for thoughtful consideration before half-baked ideas are implemented.
America needs conservative voices.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The whodunit's central mystery is also half-baked: the death of Wynter is as bland as Esposito's character is in flashbacks.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-baked
Adjective
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Amelia soon decides that stupid boys (and humans in general) aren't worth keeping around.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sharing war plans outside U.S. government systems is the kind of offense that is almost too stupid to commit.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While tailback isn’t a need, only foolish franchises pass up adding generational talents such as Jeanty.—
Omar Kelly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Props to the people who green-lit Angry Birds to give kids a silly movie about infanticide.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This whole exercise of proving the absence of antisemitism as a prerequisite to criticizing Israeli government policy is absurd.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Still, the sexist double standards around pockets have continued to be present in absurd ways.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Too many young people are making idiotic short-term financial decisions that hamper long-term success.—
Chandler Dean,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2023
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Beyond the Lungs Two other cardiac cases impressed me — and blew away the idiotic notion that young people are immune to COVID-19.—
Tony Dajer,
Discover Magazine,
30 July 2020
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | [email protected],
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2023
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