inappropriateness

1 the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting I cannot even begin to describe the inappropriateness of such language for the dinner table Synonyms improperness, impropriety, inappositeness, inaptness, incorrectness, infelicity, unfitness, wrongness Related Words extraneousness, inadequacy, inadequateness, inadmissibility, inapplicability, irrelevance, meaninglessness, pointlessness, senselessness; inauspiciousness, inexpedience, inexpediency, intolerability, undesirability, undesirableness, unsatisfactoriness, uselessness; unbecomingness; unseasonability Near Antonyms admissibility, applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, pointedness, relevance, relevancy Antonyms appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, correctness, felicitousness, felicity, fitness, fittingness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness

2 the quality or state of not being socially proper the inappropriateness of belching in a restaurant should have been apparent even to you Synonyms impropriety, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicateness, unbecomingness, unseemliness, untowardnessRelated Words coarseness, crudeness, vulgarity; immodesty, naughtiness; imprudence, indiscreetness, indiscretion; churlishness, discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousnessNear Antonyms discretion, prudence; etiquette, form, manners, proprieties; considerateness, consideration, genteelness, gentility, graciousness, thoughtfulnessAntonyms appropriateness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, fitness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness