Synonyms for inappropriate
ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪt

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1. inappropriate(adj)

   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), unfitting(adj)

   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. inappropriate(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   unfit, unsuitable, out of line

2. inappropriate(adjective)

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

   Synonyms:
   out of line, unsuitable, unfit

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1. inappropriate(a)

   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. 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. inappropriate(a.)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   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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