Synonyms of infelicitous

infelicitous

adjective

ˌin-fi-ˈli-sə-təs 

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

an infelicitous comment on the weight of the guest of honor at the banquet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• improper
• incorrect
• wrong
• unhappy
• unfit
• unfortunate
• irrelevant
• indecorous
• incongruous
• unseemly
• inapt
• perverse
• unbecoming
• malapropos
• inapposite
• graceless
• untoward
• inept
• inconsistent
• out of the way
• out of place
• unacceptable
• amiss
• awkward
• bad
• unapt
• inopportune
• untimely
• naughty
• inapplicable
• incompatible
• immaterial
• unseasonable
• extraneous
• mismatched
• uncongenial
• sinful
• forbidden
• irrelative
• unsatisfactory
• blameworthy
• censurable
• prohibited
• ungraceful
• blamable
• gauche
• barred
• proscribed
• disallowed
• outlawed
• banned
• interdicted
• misbecoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appropriate
• correct
• suitable
• proper
• felicitous
• right
• happy
• fitting
• relative
• meet
• relevant
• apt
• becoming
• applicable
• genteel
• timely
• decorous
• fortunate
• opportune
• fit
• permitted
• seasonable
• apposite
• compatible
• material
• congenial
• pointed
• harmonious
• pat
• authorized
• seemly
• befitting
• satisfactory
• adequate
• endorsed
• acceptable
• approved
• licensed
• germane
• fine
• kosher
• apropos
• promoted
• sanctioned
• supported
• allowed
• all right
• decent
• tolerable
• respectable
• OK
• creditable
• exemplary
• passable
• encouraged
• commendable
• blameless
• balanced
• consonant
• irreproachable
• abetted
• congruous
• companionate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infelicitous

Listen to the tone of each, and for any buzz or hum or anything else infelicitous. — Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2026

Notwithstanding infelicitous boasting, Trump is a man of his word who will scrupulously honor his oath of office. — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024

Even so, the impulse to nationalize the problem will have its own, infelicitous effects. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024

Film-school student Haynes always imitates better directors — Fassbinder’s social melodrama, Joseph Losey’s studies of decadence (pilfering the infelicitous piano score from Losey’s The Go-Between, from 1971). — Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024

Dallas American politics lately feels like an endless game of—pardon the infelicitous word—delegitimation. — Barton Swaim, wsj.com, 18 Apr. 2023

The New York bill would implement a concept called extended producer responsibility, an incredibly infelicitous recycling term. — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021

Despite the infelicitous coincidence of the election date with Easter — which would normally have been expected to depress turnout — turnout actually ticked slightly upward from recent contests, to 67 percent. — Amy Erica Smith, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018