Synonyms of unapt

unapt

adjective

ˌən-ˈapt 

1

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

has a knack for saying the most unapt things at the worst possible moments

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in unlikely

not likely to be true or to occur

at this point an admission of guilt from him would be most unapt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unlikely
• improbable
• doubtful
• dubious
• questionable
• impossible
• odd
• flimsy
• inconceivable
• far-fetched
• bizarre
• incredible
• unimaginable
• foolish
• unthinkable
• implausible
• absurd
• ridiculous
• unbelievable
• fantastical
• unreal
• nonsensical
• fantastic
• insane
• outlandish
• preposterous
• slight
• outside
• wild
• crazy
• remote

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• probable
• likely
• possible
• plausible
• earthly
• conceivable
• potential
• credible
• liable
• believable
• imaginable

Examples of unapt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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