unbeseeming

adjective

Definition of unbeseemingnext
as in inappropriate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbeseeming
  1. inappropriate
  2. improper
  3. unseemly
  4. incongruous
  5. unsuitable
  6. inapplicable
  7. unfitting
  8. unfit
Adjective
  • During the first week of school, a Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School teacher was placed on leave over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The content was inappropriate and does not reflect our values.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • 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
  • Mummified remains may also pose a significant health hazard due to toxic substances used in their preservation and microbial growth due to improper storage.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Don Marshall, known for his core role on the ABC sci-fi series Land of the Giants, plays the hard-working young professional, who is subjected to an unseemly outpouring of prejudice that the Ingalls family is alone in rebuking.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • There’s always one room in a home that feels somewhat incongruous.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These incongruous people end up dying in the same dragon fire and looking the same way in a strangely intimate sort of pose.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of incongruous
Adjective
  • When channels are created with unsuitable blades, angles, or placement, transplanted hair may grow in an unnatural direction or produce an overly uniform appearance.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Websites often attract unsuitable clients due to ineffective copy, hindering business growth.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsuitable
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
  • Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
    — Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting.
    — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022
Definition of unfitting
Adjective
  • Jacob Smith, the former staffer, criticized Talarico's opponent, Republican Ken Paxton, as unfit for office.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • His reelection campaign has been rocked by the allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her senator dad, who says Miller is unfit to serve in Congress.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfit
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“Unbeseeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbeseeming. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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