Synonyms of malapropos

malapropos

adjective

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

a newscaster's malapropos attempt at humor upon the death of a beloved figure

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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