Synonyms of malapropos

malapropos

adjective

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

a newscaster's malapropos attempt at humor upon the death of a beloved figure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• improper
• incorrect
• wrong
• unhappy
• unfit
• infelicitous
• irrelevant
• unfortunate
• indecorous
• unbecoming
• incongruous
• unseemly
• inapposite
• inapt
• perverse
• inept
• graceless
• amiss
• untoward
• out of place
• out of the way
• inconsistent
• unacceptable
• awkward
• bad
• unapt
• naughty
• inopportune
• immaterial
• untimely
• inapplicable
• extraneous
• unseasonable
• uncongenial
• incompatible
• mismatched
• sinful
• irrelative
• forbidden
• prohibited
• unsatisfactory
• gauche
• blameworthy
• barred
• ungraceful
• proscribed
• disallowed
• censurable
• blamable
• outlawed
• misbecoming
• banned
• interdicted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appropriate
• felicitous
• correct
• proper
• suitable
• genteel
• right
• happy
• decorous
• fitting
• relative
• becoming
• apt
• meet
• relevant
• timely
• opportune
• congenial
• fortunate
• applicable
• fit
• apposite
• seasonable
• material
• permitted
• harmonious
• seemly
• pointed
• pat
• compatible
• befitting
• apropos
• authorized
• satisfactory
• approved
• endorsed
• germane
• licensed
• acceptable
• adequate
• kosher
• sanctioned
• fine
• promoted
• respectable
• tolerable
• decent
• okay
• supported
• allowed
• creditable
• exemplary
• passable
• all right
• OK
• commendable
• encouraged
• blameless
• irreproachable
• consonant
• balanced
• indorsed
• abetted
• congruous
• companionate