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Recent Examples of unapt This nickname would - to say the very least - prove to be unapt, as Bonetti would ironically resemble another family pet during the quarter finals: a dog, haplessly chasing after the ball in his penalty area with catastrophic consequences. SI.com, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapt
Adjective
  • That’s as the league continues its investigation of longtime Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, who was accused of inappropriate behavior by 16 massage therapists as part of an investigation by The Baltimore Banner.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • JoJo Siwa gets candid following Mickey Rourke's 'Big Brother' exit Siwa's revelation follows an exit from fellow castmate Mickey Rourke, who made inappropriate comments regarding her sexuality and used a slur.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • An eruption is unlikely for now Typically, gases like water and carbon dioxide can separate and form bubbles during the rise and decompression of magma.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Newsom has also asked foreign nations to exempt California from retaliatory tariffs, which experts say is unlikely.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Olivia Heller/The Hustle For-profit developers, for one thing, often find church and synagogue properties unsuitable for redevelopment.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Such glues and taped seams make Gore-tex jackets unsuitable for chemical recycling.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Courts and Compliance In terms of the legal battles over Trump's moves, people widely rejected the administration's accusations of improper judicial interference.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Graham was arrested shortly before 4:45 p.m. and charged with engaging police in pursuit, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of a marker plate, operation without minimum insurance, unsafe passing and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Many patients walk away with incorrect prescriptions.
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • If a player guesses incorrect groups of words four times, the game ends, and they are defeated.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But even one in three Republicans said their cost of living was on the wrong track, according to the poll, which surveyed 4,306 U.S. adults nationwide between April 16 and April 21.
    Jason Lange, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But the product labels gave away that something was wrong: Product of China, many of them read in Mandarin.
    Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Its troubles began in 2022 after regulators declared the company unfit to operate its casinos following media reports of money laundering at its properties.
    Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The injunction request stated the premises were unfit for occupancy and owners did not have a valid city business license.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some 59% of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country.
    Dana Blanton, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Particularly now that Americans are unhappy with the state of economy.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Unapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapt. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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