inappropriateness

noun

1
as in wrongness
the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting I cannot even begin to describe the inappropriateness of such language for the dinner table

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2
as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper the inappropriateness of belching in a restaurant should have been apparent even to you

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriateness
  1. wrongness
  2. unfitness
  3. incorrectness
  4. disrespect
  5. unseemliness
Noun
  • Hidden, almost, in the center of the exhibition are a few of Mendieta’s early paintings from the late 1960s and early 1970s, which have a jarring feeling of wrongness about them.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Perfection alienates; wrongness invites.
    — Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of wrongness
Noun
  • Musk attempted to color Altman as a uniquely unsuitable supervisor of this technology, but this invariably invited further scrutiny into his own abject unfitness for the role.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • The real issue is Alvero’s unfitness for his office.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfitness
Noun
  • That, however, is nothing now compared to the far larger incorrectness of the rulers of a significant number of the most powerful nations on earth.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Their sly and winning songwriting deftly embraced more than a wink-wink, nudge-nudge of shrewd parody and unabashed social incorrectness.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of incorrectness
Noun
  • And with no disrespect to the Signature motorhome and its 2-in-1 hybrid bathroom and swiveling front lounge, the sliding bathroom of the Habiton camper van was arguably the pièce de résistance of that multi-vehicle effort.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • Their shunning of the Spanish coronation, however, felt uniquely unappealing, a show of disrespect to the winners of the most high-profile sporting event in the world.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of disrespect
Noun
  • No, the Heat would never go there, a flat-out, from-the-start commitment to lottery odds no matter the unseemliness of it all.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of unseemliness
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“Inappropriateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriateness. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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