inappropriate as an adjective: - 1
- 2
inappropriate
adjective
1 inappropriate
Not suitable for a particular occasion etc.
Roget 647:
inexpedient,
undesirable;
unadvisable,
inadvisable;
objectionable;
inapt,
ineligible,
inadmissible,
inconvenient;
incommodious,
discommodious†;
disadvantageous;
inappropriate,
unfit
etc.
(inconsonant)
24.
ill-contrived,
ill-advised;
unsatisfactory;
unprofitable
&c.;
unsubservient
etc.
(useless)
645;
inopportune
etc.
(unseasonable)
135;
out of place,
in the wrong place;
improper,
unseemly.
clumsy,
awkward;
cumbrous,
cumbersome;
lumbering,
unwieldy,
hulky†;
unmanageable
etc.
(impracticable)
704;
impedient
etc.
(in the way)
706†.
unnecessary
etc.
(redundant)
641.
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2 inappropriate
Not in keeping with what is correct or proper:
— Completely inappropriate behavior.
synonyms: incompatible, out or keeping, unfitting.
Roget 24:
disagreeing
etc.
v.;
discordant,
discrepant;
at variance,
at war;
hostile,
antagonistic,
repugnant,
incompatible,
irreconcilable,
inconsistent with;
unconformable,
exceptional
etc.
83;
intrusive,
incongruous;
disproportionate,
disproportionated†;
inharmonious,
unharmonious†;
inconsonant,
unconsonant†;
divergent,
repugnant to.
inapt,
unapt,
inappropriate,
improper;
unsuited,
unsuitable;
inapplicable,
not to the point;
unfit,
unfitting,
unbefitting;
unbecoming;
illtimed,
unseasonable,
mal a propos [Fr.],
inadmissible;
inapposite
etc.
(irrelevant)
10.
uncongenial;
ill-assorted,
ill-sorted;
mismatched,
misjoined†,
misplaced,
misclassified;
unaccommodating,
irreducible,
incommensurable,
uncommensurable†;
unsympathetic.
out of character,
out of keeping,
out of proportion,
out of joint,
out of tune,
out of place,
out of season,
out of its element;
at odds with,
at variance with.
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Polish: nieodpowiedni, niepoprawny, nienależyty, nieprawidłowy, nieadekwatny, niewłaściwy
Moby thesaurus: aberrant, abnormal, abominable, adrift, atrocious, bad, beside the mark, beside the point, beside the question, chintzy, criminal, delinquent, deviant, discordant, disgraceful, evil, excessive, extraneous, extrinsic, futile, hardly the thing, ignominious, ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-considered, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-seasoned, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, illegal, immaterial, impertinent, impolitic, improper, in bad taste, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inapt, inauspicious, incidental, incompatible, incongruous, inconsequent, inconsonant, inconvenient, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, indiscreet, inelegant, inept, inexpedient, infamous, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelative, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, maladjusted, malapropos, misjoined, mismatched, mismated, misplaced, mistimed, nihil ad rem, nonessential, not at issue, not done, not the thing, off base, off the subject, off-base, off-color, offensive, out of character, out of joint, out of keeping, out of line, out of phase, out of place, out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of tune, out-of-line, out-of-the-way, parenthetical, premature, sacrilegious, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful, tasteless, terrible, too late, too soon, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unbeseeming, uncongenial, undesirable, undignified, undue, unessential, unfavorable, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unfortunate, ungenteel, unhandy, unhappy, unharmonious, unlawful, unlucky, unmeet, unprofitable, unpropitious, unqualified, unready, unrighteous, unripe, unseasonable, unseemly, unstable, unsuitable, unsuited, untasteful, untimely, untoward, unwise, vulgar, wicked, wrong, wrongful ... show more.
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