Synonyms of inappropriately

inappropriately

adverb

as in incorrectly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way

she inappropriately referred to my chaperone as my father, and not as my stepfather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrectly
• mistakenly
• erroneously
• inaccurately
• improperly
• wrongly
• unsuitably
• faultily
• inaptly
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• imperfectly
• misguidedly
• irrelevantly
• pointlessly
• senselessly
• unwisely
• extraneously
• meaninglessly
• unsatisfactorily
• undesirably
• amiss
• fallibly
• foolishly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appropriately
• properly
• well
• correctly
• rightly
• suitably
• aptly
• right
• fittingly
• perfectly
• sensibly
• meaningfully
• sufficiently
• infallibly
• adequately
• satisfactorily
• pertinently
• acceptably
• wisely
• relevantly
• prudently
• germanely
• sagely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inappropriately

Moore was convicted in 2013 in an unrelated incident of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old boy. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Literally days before leaving office, the former Biden Under Secretary used the stroke of a (digital) pen to inappropriately expand the closed-school discharge period for certain institutions targeted by the previous Administration. — Cory Turner, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Photos taken by a 17-year-old girl who said a Newton man stuck his hand through the seat on their flight to touch her inappropriately. — Gustavo Atencio Flores, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

There is also evidence that psychopathy evidence is being inappropriately relied on in death penalty cases. — David Dematteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

The parents of two twin boys who were let go from the show claimed that Busfield inappropriately touched the children on the set in Albuquerque. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

The court alleged that Busfield inappropriately touched two children on the Albuquerque set of The Cleaning Lady. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Small was accused of inappropriately touching a fellow staffer at an Albany bar following a June 16 staff event. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

More recently, OpenAI revealed that its AI agents inappropriately accessed the websites of federal agencies. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026