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

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-defendants failed to prove government authorities acted inappropriately or hid damning details about their star witness while building their sprawling corruption case in the first half of 2024. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin. —Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

But Isaacman did not directly respond to claims that NASA acted inappropriately. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

The newspaper reported that the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, in a two-page letter last week, accused the French of inappropriately using its justice system to interfere with an American business. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

The board’s responsibilities were diminished in 2017, after news reports revealed questionable financial practices and an audit found board members inappropriately intervened in the agency’s daily operations. —Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Her office confirmed the program was funded by the city, but said the nonprofit was using the funds inappropriately. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

Regarding his mother, Peltz Beckham accused Victoria of abruptly pulling out of making wife Nicola's wedding dress, as well as dancing inappropriately at the wedding ceremony. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

The child told their parents that the assistant, 75-year-old Juan Gonzalez, inappropriately touched them on April 7, Irving police said in a news release on Thursday. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026