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Synonyms for inappropriate
ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪtin·ap·pro·pri·ate
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Wiktionary
inappropriateadjective
Synonyms:
unfit, unsuitable, out of lineinappropriateadjective
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
Synonyms:
out of line, unsuitable, unfit
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inappropriateadjective
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Synonyms:
alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Princeton's WordNet
inappropriateadjective
not suitable for a particular occasion etc
"noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"
Synonyms:
out or keeping(p), incompatible, unfittingAntonyms:
congruous, appropriate, pat, befitting, proper, grade-appropriate, right, congruentinappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfittingadjective
not in keeping with what is correct or proper
"completely inappropriate behavior"
Antonyms:
congruent, congruous, grade-appropriate, proper, right, befitting, appropriate, pat
Editors Contribution
out of line
it is inappropriate to claim the identity of someone else.
to claim the identity of someone else in the commission of a crime can cause damage to an innocent party.
Submitted by acronimous on May 9, 2018
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inappropriateadjective
Synonyms:
unfit, unsuited, unsuitable, unadapted, unbecoming, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, in bad taste
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inappropriateadjective
Synonyms:
unsuitable, unbecoming, inapplicable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "inappropriate":
improper, inadequate, unsuitable, inopportune, undue, ill-timed, contraindicated, incorrect, wrong, unfit, unseemly, untimely, inconvenient, irrelevant, appropriate, ill-suited, unsuited, undesirable, unreasonable, disproportionate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1152 | appropriate | |
#1188 | foreign | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#3929 | strange | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#9085 | distant | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#13530 | improper | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#17090 | incompatible | |
#21797 | undesirable | |
#21803 | undue | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#28223 | disproportionate | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#32934 | inconvenient | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#37206 | untimely | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#60723 | contraindicated | |
#72742 | unseemly | |
#93747 | unsuited | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#130926 | inopportune | |
#286379 | unfitting |
How to use inappropriate in a sentence?
If administration can’t tell the difference between a friendly, ‘How are you doing’ hug and an inappropriate hug, then I think we have a big problem.
When he does something that I like, I say it’s good. And when he does something that I don’t like, that I think is inappropriate, I say that it’s bad.
Senators Diane Feinstein of California:
It is entirely inappropriate that the railroad industry would make hostages of America's passenger rail services and chemical shippers in order to secure their favored legislative outcome, it is offensive that only when a railroad could face full liability for an accident that they find operation without PTC to be unacceptably dangerous.
Even though the virus in this particular variant was first described in South Africa, it actually might not have even emanated from South Africa. So it’s inappropriate to call it the ‘South African variant,’ it’s better just to call it by its name.
(Beijing's) economic retaliation against South Korea is inappropriate and troubling.
Translations for inappropriate
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- غير مناسبArabic
- inapropiatCatalan, Valencian
- unangebracht, unangemessenGerman
- malkonvenaEsperanto
- inapropiadoSpanish
- sopimaton, asiaton, epäasiallinenFinnish
- inappropriéFrench
- alkalmatlan, helytelenHungarian
- ongepastDutch
- upassende, uskikket, malplassert, uheldigNorwegian
- niewłaściwyPolish
- inapropriadoPortuguese
- inadecvat, impropriu, necorespunzător, nepotrivit, inoportunRomanian
- неуместныйRussian
- neprìkladanSerbo-Croatian
- opassande, olämpligSwedish
- uygunsuzTurkish
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