ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ill-conceived

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ill-conceived is an adjective meaning Not properly planned or thought through.

Meaning

Not properly planned or thought through.

Example Sentences

Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.

Synonyms for ill-conceived

Depending on context, synonyms include misbegotten, foolish, misguided.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misguided, foolish, ill-advised, bad, unwise, misconceived.

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