Synonyms for improper
ɪmˈprɒp ər

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1. improper(adj)

   not suitable or right or appropriate

   "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"

   Synonyms:
   wrong, unlawful, unconventional

   Antonyms:
   decent, prudish, correct, victorian, puritanical, becoming, appropriate, prissy, proper, comely, strait-laced, fitting, prim, straitlaced, decorous, comme il faut, straight-laced, regular, halal, square-toed, right, seemly, priggish, kosher, straightlaced, tight-laced

2. improper, unconventional, unlawful(adj)

   not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

   "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"

   Synonyms:
   wrongful, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful, wrong, unconventional, illegitimate

   Antonyms:
   priggish, correct, straitlaced, proper, right, tight-laced, regular, square-toed, straightlaced, victorian, straight-laced, puritanical, comme il faut, becoming, prudish, prissy, comely, seemly, appropriate, prim, kosher, decorous, fitting, decent, halal, strait-laced

3. improper, wrong(adj)

   not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

   "said all the wrong things"

   Synonyms:
   unseasonable, untimely, awry(p), incorrect, faulty, haywire, unlawful, ill-timed, wrong(p), wrong, amiss(p), unconventional

   Antonyms:
   regular, proper, priggish, appropriate, strait-laced, comely, victorian, halal, seemly, tight-laced, prissy, becoming, fitting, right, decent, comme il faut, square-toed, straightlaced, kosher, straitlaced, decorous, prudish, prim, straight-laced, puritanical, correct

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. improper

   Synonyms:
   awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable

   Antonyms:
   becoming, befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, proper, seemly, suitable, worthy

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. improper(a.)

   Synonyms:
   unsuitable, unsuited, unfit, unapt, inapposite, inappropriate, unadapted, not proper

2. improper(a.)

   Synonyms:
   unseemly, unbecoming, indecent, indecorous

3. improper(a.)

   Synonyms:
   inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, wrong

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. improper(a)

   Synonyms:
   indecorous, unseemly, indecent, inappropriate, wrong, solecistic

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1. List of paraphrases for "improper":

   inappropriate, undue, incorrect, inadequate, irregular, abusive, unsuitable, bad, wrong, illegitimate, unseemly, unsound, reprehensible, unfair, careless, unfit, indus, poor, inaccurate

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How to use improper in a sentence?

1. Roger Stone:

   I am anxious to rebut allegations that I had any improper or nefarious contact with any agent of the Russia state based on facts -- not misleading and salacious headlines, i am willing to appear voluntarily if the committee isn't looking for the headline of issuing a subpoena.

2. Alexander Vindman:

   It is improper for the President of Alexander Vindman to demand a foreign government investigate a Alexander Vindman citizen and political opponent.

3. Steven Menashi:

   In retrospect, the criticism of the Human Rights Campaign was unfair, the murder of Matthew Shepard was a horrifying crime, and it is appropriate for the Human Rights Campaign to call special attention to a crime motivated by hatred. I regret the suggestion that it was improper.

4. Jeff Sessions:

   The IRS’s use of these criteria as a basis for heightened scrutiny was wrong and should never have occurred, it is improper for the IRS to single out groups for different treatment based on their names or ideological positions.

5. Immigration Judges President Ashley Tabaddor:

   It's just another way of putting more pressure and increasing the backlog and the pressure on judges to just to do more cases and faster with limited resources and limited tools, it's another representation of the improper use of the court as an extension of the law enforcement policies of the executive branch.

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