INAPPROPRIATE Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

inappropriate

adjective

ˌi-nə-ˈprō-prē-ət

Definition of inappropriate

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 Knouse alleged it was coerced and that Sabatini created an inappropriate workplace dynamic. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of creating a hostile work environment, drinking on the job, having an inappropriate relationship with staff, and more. — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026 The character is not above asking inappropriate questions like how much an expensive shirt costs, signaling a sort of vulgar fixation on money. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 During the summer, the district was notified by the FBI that two photographs of students from the district's website were taken, altered and made into explicit and inappropriate photographs of minors. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inappropriate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate

Adjective

Such temperatures can rapidly compromise frozen inventory and make affected products unsuitable for consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The Bears have said previously that they are focused on pursuing a $2 billion stadium across the state line in Hammond or in suburban Arlington Heights, and that the Rate Field site was unsuitable, citing in part its limited size.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

However, a violation was issued to the business for improper storage of food.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft, accusing it of discriminating against passengers with disabilities by repeatedly denying rides, charging improper fees and failing to make accommodations.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

The Department complies with all record retention obligations, and any suggestion otherwise is incorrect.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Voting-rights advocates and election experts questioned whether errors in the unverified data contributed to potentially incorrect inactivations, the outlet reported.

— Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of incorrect

Adjective

Delay hydrangea pruning because cutting at the wrong time can eliminate next season’s blooms.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
On Wednesday, as the indexes were soaring, Jim Cramer had been warning that Wall Street's first reaction to the midterm Democratic wave might be wrong.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

The murder case against a man accused of brutally beating to death beloved Central Park artist Elise Bainbridge Hill was delayed Tuesday after he was found unfit to stand trial.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Pilots who feel fatigued or unfit to fly must report it and be removed from duty by the airline, according to the FAA.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

In Leipzig, Nelsons’ contribution to the Gewandhaus democracy weekend was no democracy at all, only an irrelevant program of Tchaikovsky and Dvorak standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The arrangement of these nine numbers in the triangle is irrelevant.

— Heinrich Hemme, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026