| Main Entry: |
unbecoming |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
improper, unsuitable |
Synonyms: |
awkward,
clumsy, discreditable, gauche, ill-suited,
inappropriate, inapt,
incongruous, indecent, indecorous, indelicate,
inept,
maladroit, malapropos,
offensive,
rough,
salacious,
tacky*, tasteless,
unattractive, unbefitting, uncomely, undue,
unfair, unfit, unfitting, unflattering, ungodly, unhandsome, unlovely, unseasonable, unseemly, unsightly, unsuited, untimely, untoward,
unworthy
|
Antonyms: |
acceptable, becoming, fitting, proper, seemly, suitable
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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