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Harmful or likely to injure

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

Evil or morally wrong

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

Adjective

Harmful or likely to injure

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

neutralizing^US

jeopardising^UK

ill-intentioned

neutralising^UK

bringing bad luck

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

full of hardship

looking on the black side

given to looking on the black side

earth-shattering

suggestive of evil

behind eight ball

having tough luck

having hard luck

having a bad break

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“Be careful not to make any silly mistakes that could be detrimental to your career.”

Adjective

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

disadvantageous

ill-thought-out

spur of the moment

leaving self wide open

playing with fire

off the deep end

not recommended

spur-of-the-moment

hell-for-leather

jumping to conclusions

over-adventurous

not thought through

lacking foresight

undiscriminating

uncomprehending

over-venturesome

badly thought out

indiscriminating

feather-brained

self-destructive

overventuresome

bull-in-a-china-shop

soft in the head

not fully developed

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

going off deep end

jumping the gun

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Adjective

Evil or morally wrong

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

evil-intentioned

Mephistophelian

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

beyond the pale

counterproductive

beyond contempt

gone to the dogs

under-the-table

double-crossing

beneath contempt

environmentally unfriendly

unconscientious

against the law

unauthorized^US

good-for-nothing

unauthorised^UK

against the rules

under the counter

stick out like sore thumb

gossip-mongering

mephistophelean

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

in the fast lane

highly improper

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

ill-intentioned

deserving blame

accidentally on purpose

insurrectionary

untrammelled^UK

overextravagant

disproportionate

under-the-counter

under the table

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

unconstitutional

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Adjective

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

disproportionate

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

against the rules

contrary to the rules

out of character

not good enough

not up to scratch

inappropriate to

not designed for

not up to snuff

uncomplimentary

out of proportion

out of its element

beside the point

not recommended

nothing to do with it

neither here nor there

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

not good enough for

ill-thought-out

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beneath one's dignity

near the knuckle

unworthy of one

infra indignitatem

out of place with

out of character with

low-down and dirty

lacking dignity

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