Synonyms for inappropriate
ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪtin·ap·pro·pri·ate

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1. inappropriateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfit, unsuitable, out of line

2. inappropriateadjective

   Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.

   Synonyms:
   out of line, unsuitable, unfit

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1. inappropriateadjective

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. inappropriateadjective

   not suitable for a particular occasion etc

   "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), incompatible, unfitting

   Antonyms:
   congruous, appropriate, pat, befitting, proper, grade-appropriate, right, congruent

2. inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfittingadjective

   not in keeping with what is correct or proper

   "completely inappropriate behavior"

   Antonyms:
   congruent, congruous, grade-appropriate, proper, right, befitting, appropriate, pat

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1. out of line

   it is inappropriate to claim the identity of someone else.

   to claim the identity of someone else in the commission of a crime can cause damage to an innocent party.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 9, 2018  

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1. inappropriateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfit, unsuited, unsuitable, unadapted, unbecoming, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, in bad taste

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1. inappropriateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsuitable, unbecoming, inapplicable

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1. List of paraphrases for "inappropriate":

   improper, inadequate, unsuitable, inopportune, undue, ill-timed, contraindicated, incorrect, wrong, unfit, unseemly, untimely, inconvenient, irrelevant, appropriate, ill-suited, unsuited, undesirable, unreasonable, disproportionate

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1. Carrie Lam:

   It's extremely inappropriate for foreign parliaments to interfere in HKSAR internal affairs in any way, and (we) will not allow (the United States) to become a stakeholder in HKSAR matters.

2. Stacy Langton:

   I find it very dishonest of Brabrand to state that there is ‘no pedophilia’ and that the images are ‘not obscene’ when the images are objectively so, by any measure, and his counterpart in the next county agrees they are ‘inappropriate,’.

3. John Kirby:

   These officials are public servants. What they say — in State Department entirety — is inherently of public interest. It's inappropriate and irresponsible not to observe that obligation.

4. Cal McNair:

   My comments at the event last May included an inappropriate choice of words. I immediately apologized to people who approached me then and I apologize again now. I know how important it is to choose my words carefully. I would never want to offend anyone.

5. Julie Burchill:

   Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.