| Main Entry: |
inappropriate |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
not proper, suitable |
Synonyms: |
bad form,
disproportionate, foot-in-mouth,
garbage*, ill-fitted, ill-suited, ill-timed,
improper, inapplicable, inapropos,
incongruous, inconsonant,
incorrect, indecorous,
inept,
irrelevant, left-field, malapropos,
off*, out of line, out of place, tasteless, unbecoming, unbefitting, undue, unfit, unfitting, unmeet, unseasonable, unseemly,
unsuitable, untimely, way off,
wrong, wrong-number
|
Antonyms: |
appropriate, fitting, ok, proper, suitable
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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