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| Main Entry: | infelicitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate |
| Synonyms: | adverse, afflicted, awkward, broken, burdened, calamitous, cursed, damaging, deplorable, desperate, destitute, disastrous, doomed, forsaken, hapless, hopeless, ill-chosen, ill-fated, inappropriate, inept, inopportune, lamentable, luckless, pained, poor, regrettable, ruined, ruinous, star-crossed*, stricken, troubled, unbecoming, unfavorable, unhappy, unpropitious, unsuccessful, unsuitable, untoward, wretched, ill-starred, in a bad way*, jinxed, out of luck*, shattered, unprosperous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | graceless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | awkward, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, coarse, corrupt, crude*, forced, gauche, gawky*, ill-mannered, improper, indecorous, inelegant, inept, loutish, oafish, outlandish, rough, rude, shameless, tasteless, uncouth, uncultured, unfortunate, ungainly, unhappy, clunky, infelicitous, klutzy, two left feet, unmannered |
| Antonyms: | beautiful, charming, dexterous, elegant, graceful, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hapless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate |
| Synonyms: | cursed, ill-fated, loser, luckless, miserable, sad sack, star-crossed*, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, woeful, wretched, behind the eightball, hexed, ill-starred, infelicitous, jinxed, jonah, poor fish, snakebit, voodooed |
| Antonyms: | fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incompetent; not suitable |
| Synonyms: | awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, gauche, ill-suited, improper, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, jejune, maladroit, malapropos, slow, stupid, unable, unfit, unskilled, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, ill-adapted, ill-fitted, inadept, inapposite, infelicitous, undexterous, unfacile, unhandy, unmeet, unproficient |
| Notes: | inapt is 'not suitable or appropriate' while unapt is 'not likely or inclined' |
| Antonyms: | apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited |
| Main Entry: | malapropos |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inappropriate |
| Synonyms: | inapt, inopportune, tactless, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely, inapposite, infelicitous, uncalled for |
| Main Entry: | unfavorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very bad |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antagonistic, calamitous, contrary, damaging, destructive, disadvantageous, hostile, ill, ill-advised, improper, inadvisable, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, inimical, inopportune, late, low, malapropos, negative, objectionable, ominous, opposed, poor, regrettable, tardy, threatening, troublesome, unfit, unfortunate, unfriendly, unlucky, unpropitious, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited, untimely, untoward, wrong, discommodious, infelicitous, unpromising |
| Antonyms: | favorable, friendly, good, nice |
| Main Entry: | unfortunate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlucky, bad |
| Synonyms: | adverse, afflicted, broken, burdened, calamitous, cursed, damaging, deplorable, desperate, destitute, disastrous, doomed, forsaken, hapless, hopeless, ill-fated, inappropriate, inopportune, lamentable, luckless, pained, poor, regrettable, ruined, ruinous, star-crossed*, stricken, troubled, unbecoming, unfavorable, unhappy, unpropitious, unsuccessful, unsuitable, untoward, wretched, ill-starred, in a bad way, infelicitous, jinxed, out of luck, shattered, unprosperous |
| Antonyms: | fortunate, good, happy, lucky, timely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsuitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not proper, inappropriate |
| Synonyms: | clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, ineligible, inharmonious, irrelevant, jarring, malapropos, senseless, unacceptable, unbecoming, uncalled-for, undue, unfit, unmatched, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited, inapposite, infelicitous, interfering, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, unbefitting, unfitting |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | improper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inexpedient, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, preposterous, uncalled-for*, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong, at odds, inapposite, infelicitous, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, unapt, unbefitting, uncomely, unfitting |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unfit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not appropriate or suited |
| Synonyms: | below par*, can't make the grade, debilitated, decrepit, discordant, down, dragging, feeble, flimsy, ill-adapted, ill-equipped, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inapplicable, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, incorrect, ineffective, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, laid low, mistaken, not fit, out of element, out of place, out of shape, poorly, rocky*, unbecoming, uncongenial, uncool, unhealthy, unlikely, unmeet, unpromising, unsuitable, unsuited, useless, valueless |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, fit, suitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable; improper |
| Synonyms: | absurd, ill-timed, inappropriate, inapt, malapropos, meaningless, pointless, ridiculous, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, infelicitous, not adapted, out of place |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | wrong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inappropriate, not suitable |
| Synonyms: | amiss, awkward, bad, disproportionate, funny, gauche, ill-advised, improper, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, malapropos, misplaced, off-balance, rotten*, unacceptable, unbecoming, unconventional, undesirable, unfit, unhappy, unsatisfactory, unseemly, unsuitable, infelicitous, not done, unfitted, unfitting |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, appropriate, correct, suitable, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | unskillful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
unskillful, adrift, ambilevous, ambisinistrous, at fault, awkward, blunderly, bungling, clodpolish, clumsy, cow-handed, disqualified, foolish, gauche, gawky, giddy, green, heavy-handed, ill-advised, ill-conducted, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-imagined, ill-judged, ill-qualified, inactive, inapt, incompetent, inconsiderate, inexperienced, inexpert, infelicitous, inhabile, jackleg, kitthoge, left-handed, lubberly, maladroit, misadvised, misconducted, misguided, out of practice, penny-wise and pound-foolish, quackish, raw, rusty, shiftless, slatternly, slovenly, stupid, unaccustomed, unadvised, unapt, unconversant, unfit, unguided, unhandy, uninitiated, unqualified, unstatesmanlike, unteachable, untractable, untrained, unused, wild
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| Main Entry: | unsuitableness |
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dyslogistic, ill, inauspicious, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, melancounterous, misbecoming, mistimed, not the thing, out of date, out of season, out of the question, premature, preposterous, seemless, timeless, too late for, too soon for, unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious, unpunctual, unseasonable, unsuited, untimely, untoward, would
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