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

The governor’s office inappropriately used $421,822 meant for their own office to subsidize other agencies. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Vought’s moves also raise the risk of corruption and outside groups inappropriately influencing funding decisions. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

By contrast, the three male actors who appear in major supporting roles—along with Colin, there’s Lindon as the doctor and Louis Garrel as Maxine’s cinematographer and, ultimately, lover—are all veterans whose iconic presences make their small roles feel unusually, even inappropriately, prominent. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Police began investigating Brian Richie after a minor whose home was in Longmont told staff of the child advocacy group Blue Sky Bridge that they had been touched inappropriately by him on multiple occasions. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Timothy Busfield, her husband of 13 years, has been accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old boys. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026

But lawyers and digital privacy experts argue that the deal raises questions about who will have access to the massive cache of health data and whether it could be inappropriately accessed and exploited. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026

According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

But Culkin testified on the witness stand that the King of Pop never inappropriately touched him. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 June 2026