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misbecoming

adjective

as in mismatched

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
  1. mismatched
  2. irrelevant
  3. inconsistent
  4. inapplicable
  5. immaterial
  6. extraneous
  7. incompatible
  8. unbecoming
Adjective
  • Each nail pairs two punchy shades for a mismatched look that feels right at home in Harry’s colorful world.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There are notes here, too, of McDonagh’s In Bruges, which likewise featured a pair of mismatched pros killing time in a remote locale.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of mismatched
Adjective
  • Publishers don’t want irrelevant or misleading ads to appear on their media sources.
    — Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And for now, some inside and around the White House seem to view the plan’s opponents as irrelevant establishment voices.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • The defense attorney argued that theory was inconsistent with the evidence, pointing to Apple Maps searches prosecutors highlighted during the trial.
    — Lorraine Taylor , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If every new scenario causes delays, requires manual recalculation or produces inconsistent results, AI cannot support continuous planning at enterprise scale.
    — Stephen Macfarlane, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of inconsistent
Adjective
  • But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of inapplicable
Adjective
  • The space will become an immaterial garden with intricate cutouts creating shadows, reflections and transparency for viewing the jewelry creations.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean what happens along the way is immaterial.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of immaterial
Adjective
  • Howard said there was a large volume of character, reputation, and extraneous information related to the Metcalfs.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Judges should consider voluntary surrender for low-risk individuals who have demonstrated compliance, ensuring punishment aligns with the court's order without adding extraneous suffering.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of extraneous
Adjective
  • Their competitiveness has been consumed by the reactions from two audiences with incompatible expectations, and some of that nonsense persists because no one at the top did the work of refereeing the discourse.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • European startups have a harder time attracting venture capital investment than US companies, and the top-down architecture of Europe’s legacy space industry is often incompatible with the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of incompatible
Adjective
  • Is there something unbecoming about casting the still-hunky Guy Pearce to play Rupert Murdoch?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Office of the Inspector General, he was investigated for a string of civil rights violations, including improper searches and conduct unbecoming of an officer.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbecoming
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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