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Synonyms for unseemly
ʌnˈsim liun·seem·ly
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
unseemly
Synonyms:
awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unsuitableAntonyms:
becoming, befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, proper, seemly, suitable, worthy
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unseemly
Synonyms:
unbecoming, indecorous, unsuitable, unfit, unbefitting
Princeton's WordNet
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untowardadjective
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
"was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
Synonyms:
indelicate, indecorous, inauspicious, untoward, unbecoming, indecent, uncomely, adverseAntonyms:
proper
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unseemlyadjective
Synonyms:
improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unseemlyadjective
Synonyms:
unbecoming, improper, indecorous
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List of paraphrases for "unseemly":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5680 | adverse | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#13530 | improper | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#30442 | indecent | |
#72742 | unseemly | |
#79668 | untoward | |
#80903 | unbecoming | |
#122439 | undignified | |
#137695 | inauspicious | |
#230883 | indelicate |
How to use unseemly in a sentence?
We are Socialists, we are enemies of the capitalistic economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with its unfair salaries, with its unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions.
It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.
When I saw the dirty, unseemly side of all of that up close as we were working on that case, I started asking my investigators how serious this problem is domestically, like a lot of other Utahns, I was not aware of what was going on under our own noses.
I'm less concerned about what faith the person has. I'm more concerned about the authenticity of their faith and how that plays out in their politics... I'm also concerned about a guy that believes he's a Christian and pretends to be and then says he is, but then does things that makes it very difficult for people to practice their Christian faith, i'm disappointed if someone says,' I'm a Christian,' but you invite the pope into your home and then you invite a whole bunch of people who are at odds with the Catholic Church policy. I think there's something very unseemly about that.
It does seem unseemly for Standards and Practices to make more than a gentle suggestion... to defend a principal such as Tom Brokaw. linda Vester is glad that the conversation about sexual harassment issues is continuing and Linda Vester will have much more to say very soon.
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