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Synonyms for untoward
ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtoʊrdun·to·ward

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  1. untowardadjective

    Unruly, troublesome.

    Synonyms:
    unruly, fractious, uncontrollable, difficult, stubborn, troublesome

  2. untowardadjective

    Unseemly, improper.

    Synonyms:
    improper, unseemly, immodest

  3. untowardadjective

    Synonyms:
    inconvenient, unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, disadvantageous

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. untoward

    Perverse (Latin perversus, turned the wrong way) signifies wilfully wrong or erring, unreasonably set against right, reason, or authority. The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him. The petulant person frets, but may comply; the perverse individual may be smooth or silent, but is wilfully intractable. Wayward refers to a perverse disregard of morality and duty; froward is practically obsolete; untoward is rarely heard except in certain phrases; as, untoward circumstances. Compare OBSTINATE.

    Synonyms:
    contrary, factious, fractious, froward, intractable, obstinate, perverse, petulant, stubborn, ungovernable, wayward, wilful

    Antonyms:
    accommodating, amenable, complaisant, compliant, genial, governable, kind, obliging

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, unbecoming, indecent, uncomely, unseemly, adverse

    Antonyms:
    favourable, favorable, proper

  2. adverse, inauspicious, untowardadjective

    contrary to your interests or welfare

    "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

    Synonyms:
    unseemly, indecorous, inauspicious, contrary, ill, unbecoming, adverse, uncomely, indecent, ominous, unfortunate

    Antonyms:
    favorable, favourable, proper

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. untowardadjective

    Synonyms:
    1. froward, perverse, intractable, stubborn, refractory

  2. untowardadjective

    Synonyms:
    inconvenient, unmanageable, annoying, troublesome, vexatious

  3. untowardadjective

    Synonyms:
    awkward, ungainly, ungraceful, uncouth

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "untoward":

    unpleasant, unfortunate, unfavourable, unfavorable

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1928difficult
#4320ill
#5680adverse
#6811contrary
#12840unfortunate
#13530improper
#18616unpleasant
#24054stubborn
#26847troublesome
#27323unfavorable
#30442indecent
#31554perverse
#31860ominous
#32934inconvenient
#33621wayward
#39714unruly
#40751uncontrollable
#42831intractable
#51861unfavourable
#61099wilful
#66176obstinate
#72742unseemly
#79668untoward
#80903unbecoming
#96594disadvantageous
#103649petulant
#111963fractious
#133218immodest
#137695inauspicious
#179979ungovernable
#220187factious
#230741froward
#230883indelicate

How to use untoward in a sentence?

  1. James Kelly:

    A ragged colt may prove a good horse. And so may an untoward slovenly boy prove a decent and useful man.

  2. Chief Executive Ashley Alder:

    The purpose of the warning is simple, to alert minority investors that those companies could see untoward price movements, whether MSCI or any other index chooses to take that into account is entirely for them to decide and we would not then create a new activity for the SFC to decide that because of the index's decision, which are independent, whether or not to issue a concentration warning in the first place or whether to withdraw them.

  3. Jim Clyburn:

    That to me indicated, something untoward may have been going on.

  4. David Mitrani:

    E Street Group provides multiple different services to Ilhan for Congress under an arms-length contract fundraising, digital advertising and the like, as a part of those services, the principals of E Street Group travel around the country fundraising for the Congresswoman. There is nothing untoward about this, nor anything illegal about it and the complaint even misstates the law on travel reimbursements (as it is not required for payments to vendors, only for payments specifically to individuals).

  5. Red Bull:

    When something like that happens, there's going to be speculation but to me it just looked like a racing accident, kimi's not that kind of driver. I'd be amazed if there was anything untoward behind it.


Translations for untoward

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  • صعب المراسArabic
  • genstridigeDanish
  • desfavorable, desventajoso, problemático, impropio, adversoSpanish
  • désavantagieux, irrégulier, ennuyeux, nocif, déplacé, inopportunFrench
  • անվայելուչ, ձախորդ, անբարենպաստ, կամակոր, դժբախտ, անվայել, անպատշաճ, համառ, անհնազանդArmenian
  • onregeld, onbetamelijk, onwelvoeglijk, ongunstig, schadelijk, vervelendDutch
  • ufinNorwegian
  • неблагоприятныйRussian
  • nevhodnýSlovak

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