inappropriate
[adjective]
Synonyms: unsuitable, improper, incongruous, out of place, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfitting, unseemly, untimely

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Antonyms: appropriate
Contrasted words: felicitous, fitting, happy, meet, proper, fit, suitable
Related Words: indecorous, unseemly, inconsonant

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate AC /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri-ət, ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri-ɪt $ -ˈproʊ-/ adjective
not suitable or right for a particular purpose or in a particular situation Antonym : appropriate
wholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate
His comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn occasion.
it is inappropriate (for somebody) to do something
It would be inappropriate for me to comment until we know more of the facts.
inappropriate for
an inappropriate gift for a child
inappropriate to
marketing techniques that are totally inappropriate to education
inappropriate behaviour/response/language etc
—inappropriately adverb:
inappropriately dressed
—inappropriateness noun [uncountable]
—inappropriacy noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

inappropriate
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become | make sth The size of the machines makes them inappropriate for domestic use.
consider sth, feel sth, judge sth, regard sth as, see sth as, think sth It was felt inappropriate by some that such a serious occasion should include dancing.
ADV. highly, particularly, singularly, very This treatment was singularly inappropriate in her case.
completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly | increasingly | somewhat | clearly | embarrassingly, grotesquely | culturally
PREP. for Your bright red coat would be quite inappropriate for a funeral.
to The existing library is totally inappropriate to our needs.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲