misbecoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
  • Tapping into the nostalgia of childhood fairytales, Saeed creates a fantastical scene of a mismatched couple.
    Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Every seat at the table was set with a mismatched colorful and ornate plates, complementing the roses that grew in the lush garden.
    Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Brock Purdy certainly isn't going to be paid like someone who's irrelevant anymore.
    Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • But the details of how Peter ran his kingdom are irrelevant, if colorful.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Oilers’ power play comes up short The power play has been the Oilers’ bread and butter for so long, but it’s been inconsistent in the playoffs and downright nonexistent on the road.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • SoftBank’s investment division can be inconsistent, as it is driven by changes in public and private financial markets.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Researching feels incomprehensible or inapplicable, especially as a business owner.
    Bree Manay, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So, how can the immaterial affect the material?
    Big Think, Big Think, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The orchestra produces a ravishment of sound both immaterial and downright tactile.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His ethos and spirit pulsates throughout the idyllic interior and garden galleries, whisking New Yorkers and visitors away from the frenzy of daily routine, reminding us that art is essential, not extraneous, to our existence and fortitude.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • There are no extraneous set pieces to keep the audience’s attention, no rousing speeches from world leaders, no context provided about why Ramadi was important to American interests during the Iraq War.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • Spying was an appurtenance of monarchy, and therefore incompatible with republican government.
    James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
  • Their astonishingly broad—and disproportionately distributed—constitutional powers over both state and national elections, combined with the many ways in which state legislatures have abused those powers, are incompatible with any credible definition of democracy.
    Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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