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unsound plan

[/ʌnˈsaʊnd plæn/]
noun phrasepl: unsound plans
plano insensato / plano defeituoso
1. A plan that is not based on good reasoning, lacks logical foundation, or is flawed in its conception and execution
The startup's unsound plan to expand into five countries simultaneously led to its failure.
O plano insensato da startup de expandir para cinco países simultaneamente levou ao seu fracasso.
2. A strategy or proposal that is unreliable, risky, or poorly thought out
An unsound plan based on assumptions rather than data will ultimately fail.
Um plano defeituoso baseado em suposições em vez de dados inevitavelmente falhará.
NYC Slang
half-baked scheme / sketchy plan
Synonyms
flawed planill-conceived planpoorly thought-out planunreliable planrisky planirrational plan
Antonyms
sound plansolid planwell-reasoned planviable planlogical plan

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
plano insensato / plano mal concebido
Commonly used in business and formal contexts
São Paulo
plano fraco / plano mal estruturado
Informal usage in commercial environments
Rio de Janeiro
plano maluco / plano sem fundamento
More colloquial usage
Portugal
plano pouco sólido / plano com falhas
Formal and professional contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

put all eggs in one basket
building on sand
a house of cards
not worth the paper it's written on
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