misdirected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirected
Adjective
  • 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
  • The France skipper produced an anonymous performance in France’s 3-1 home defeat against Italy and proved similarly ineffective in a substitute appearance against Belgium three days later.
    Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Essentially, positivity, when lacking structure, clarity and objectivity, is ultimately ineffective.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Following the accident, the driver, a 61-year-old woman, was cited with careless driving and cooperated with investigators at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • She was cited with careless driving, the sheriff’s office said.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Average velocity means tighter windows against faster athletes, so trying to do more than his arm talent allows is ill-advised.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Discovering this while in the midst of conflict with a native creature is ill-advised.
    Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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