as in unsuitable
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
a bathing suit is inappropriate dress for strolling the streets of this seaside village
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Recent Examples of inappropriate
Critics of drag queen story times argue that the events are inappropriate for children and don’t belong in public settings because of concerns around sexualization and grooming.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
On March 24, school administrators notified the East Haven Police Department about concerns involving a substitute teacher and alleged inappropriate communications with students inside a classroom at East Haven High School, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Billings allegedly made inappropriate comments, gave the student notes and physically touched the student, Liening said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
On March 24, school administrators notified the East Haven Police Department about concerns involving a substitute teacher and alleged inappropriate communications with students inside a classroom at East Haven High School, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Billings allegedly made inappropriate comments, gave the student notes and physically touched the student, Liening said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate
Adjective
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The trend was further compounded in koalas with chlamydiosis -- a common bacterial disease among the species -- and those found in unsuitable conditions, Mella said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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One metric tracks the number of improper payments states handed out to claimants.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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All sorts of improper provisions and constitutionally contentious stipulations are undoubtedly buried within these shiny new AI laws.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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But according to an opinion from the Florida Attorney General’s Office, the city’s position is incorrect.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Some readers may disagree with our analysis, and of course there are many decisions that the KMI panel deemed correct or incorrect that fans from all teams will dispute.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Black and white, right and wrong, cut and dried.—
Erika Ettin,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The Angels brought a one-run lead into the seventh inning, and then just about everything went wrong in a seven-run inning that sent them to an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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What’s leaving one unhappy child at home compared to sending five hundred people home from the theatre happy?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Shohei Ohtani almost became the most unhappy pitcher to ever be part of throwing a no-hitter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The unfit-father comedy was a staple, dating back to Three Men and a Baby being the highest-grossing movie of 1987.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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What should be used as a safeguard against an unfit or abusive president has instead become a routine mechanism for resolving political conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Chase is irrelevant and swinging at the right pitch is irrelevant.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Every second an irrelevant ad runs on DOOH inventory is lost revenue.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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