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
Age verification is a big issue across the broader internet and tech industry, with companies such as Apple, Google, and Meta all facing longstanding criticism for not doing enough to protect minors from inappropriate or harmful content.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
The teacher then plots revenge by secretly staging the most wildly inappropriate musical imaginable to sabotage the principal’s bid for academic glory.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Guests are encouraged to report any inappropriate behavior to security or personnel.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Investigators also interviewed a classmate of the student, who reported witnessing Richmond’s inappropriate behavior.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
The teacher then plots revenge by secretly staging the most wildly inappropriate musical imaginable to sabotage the principal’s bid for academic glory.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Guests are encouraged to report any inappropriate behavior to security or personnel.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Investigators also interviewed a classmate of the student, who reported witnessing Richmond’s inappropriate behavior.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 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,
25 Jan. 2026
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These turbines operate effectively in regions unsuitable for conventional wind farms, including mountainous terrain and remote coastal areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Typically, the inspector general investigates schemes defrauding Medicare, improper payments -- such as to insurance companies to cover Medicaid members who had died -- and whether states are doing adequate oversight of providers in their borders.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg is also looking into the issue, initially identifying nearly 1,000 potentially improper PPP loans involving city employees.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Responses can be incorrect, activations trigger the wrong content, and the voice recognition features are often inoperable.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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In many cases, the issue is something simple, like an incorrect address or a piece of mail that went astray.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But on Saturday, there were reports that things were going wrong with inboxes being overloaded with unwanted messages.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Celtics prevailed despite being outscored 29-10 at the free-throw line — Brooklyn attempted 34 foul shots to Boston’s 16 — and finishing on the wrong end of a 58-41 rebounding margin.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Domingo Morel, a professor at New York University who studies state takeovers of local schools, said most local residents wind up unhappy with the methods used by state interventionists and the results.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
26 Jan. 2026
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Audrey, the single and childless and PhD-less product of a stable but unhappy home, has fallen short of the life planned out for her by her parents.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is a couple unfit to govern a two-bedroom.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For example, in learning contexts, adaptive forgetting, or the ability to let go of irrelevant information, can actually improve cognitive performance overall.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s detractors may dismiss these bonds as empty or irrelevant.—
Daniel Yudkin,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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