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Synonyms for untimely
ʌnˈtaɪm liun·time·ly
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Wiktionary
untimelyadjective
Synonyms:
inopportune, premature, earlyuntimelyadjective
at an inopportune time
Synonyms:
early, inopportune, prematureuntimelyadjective
early; premature
Synonyms:
early, inopportune, premature
Princeton's WordNet
ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrongadjective
badly timed
"an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
Synonyms:
unseasonable, awry(p), premature, incorrect, improper, amiss(p), haywire, faulty, wrong(p), wrong, ill-timedpremature, untimelyadverb
uncommonly early or before the expected time
"illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
Synonyms:
previous(p), ill-timed, premature, wrong, unseasonableprematurely, untimelyadverb
too soon; in a premature manner
"I spoke prematurely"
Synonyms:
prematurely
Dictionary of English Synonymes
untimelyadjective
Synonyms:
ill-timed, unseasonable, mistimed, inopportune, premature, out of seasonuntimelyadjective
Synonyms:
unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS, at an unsuitable time
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
untimelyadjective
Synonyms:
premature, unseasonable, inopportune, ill-timed, malapropos
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "untimely":
premature, ill-timed, inopportune, inappropriate, ungodly, anachronistic, out-dated, outdated
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#801 | early | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#12289 | premature | |
#12662 | outdated | |
#13530 | improper | |
#16930 | faulty | |
#32521 | prematurely | |
#37206 | untimely | |
#52664 | ungodly | |
#79385 | anachronistic | |
#84964 | haywire | |
#130926 | inopportune | |
#191277 | unseasonable |
How to use untimely in a sentence?
We want those responsible for Wishma's death to be held accountable because we hope this kind of untimely death won't ever happen to anyone again, tomorrow it could be someone else's brother, sister, friend, mother or father.
It's untimely to give the notice( this morning) and would prejudice the defense by the late disclosure, even if it's not due to bad faith.
Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz:
They do n’t need to be remembered strictly for their untimely death, but they need to be remembered for the type of people that they are, and that’s good individuals, good deputy sheriffs.
While Justice Scalia's untimely passing creates more uncertainty, the Clean Power Plan is still predicated on an extraordinarily shaky legal foundation.
I wish I could take back those regrettable, bad decisions, i never intended to hurt anyone and now I have to live with it, knowing I was involved in someone’s untimely death.
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