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
Satisfied that there may have indeed been inappropriate action on the part of the veteran Karate Kid actor, Sony addressed Kove directly.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 June 2025
He was eventually caught sending inappropriate photos to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina and sentenced to almost two years in prison.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Chief Ashley Wilson, 40, of the Nicholls Police Department was arrested on suspicion of inappropriate conduct involving a 15-year-old, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a June 20 news release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from June 12 to June 19.
—Ian Wheeler, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 June 2025
He was eventually caught sending inappropriate photos to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina and sentenced to almost two years in prison.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Chief Ashley Wilson, 40, of the Nicholls Police Department was arrested on suspicion of inappropriate conduct involving a 15-year-old, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a June 20 news release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from June 12 to June 19.
—Ian Wheeler, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate
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Washing Windows Cleaning windows works best in good lighting to achieve a streak-free finish, making nighttime an unsuitable time for the task.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
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Directed by Joseph Kahn, the clip features guest appearances from Marlon Lundgren Garcia and MrBeast, who play unsuitable prospects for the singer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 29-year-old man from Lisle was arrested on charges of improper lane usage, speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol at 12:27 a.m. July 1 at East Chicago Avenue and South Naper Boulevard.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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While these tools can help employers screen more job candidates and help identify relevant experience, human resources and legal experts warn improper training and implementation of hiring technologies can proliferate biases.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Rumors the man lost a limb are incorrect, friends of the victim with Raw Surf posted on the business' Facebook page.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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An online commercial real estate site, LoopNet.com, still showed the theater property as up for auction Thursday, but Robinson said the listing is incorrect.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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However, according to the Baseball Rules Academy, the umpires got the call wrong.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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One of the company’s big assumptions about the phone had turned out to be wrong.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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This gives the creditor an additional target to pursue and make very unhappy which can indirectly put pressure on the debtor to pay the judgment.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Circulation increased and the publication won two Pulitzer Prizes, but the owner, conservative Harry Guggenheim, was unhappy with the paper’s shift to the left, and he and Moyers were divided over the Vietnam War and the 1968 presidential election.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Newcastle was eight games into the 2020-21 season with no wins to its name, its squad unfit and directionless.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But the dreamscape is an airless place, unfit for permanent residence.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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Geography becomes irrelevant when AI handles the grunt work.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Each cancer journey is different, and others' stories can be irrelevant or trigger fears.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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