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
  • When the employee told Gonzalez the questions were inappropriate, Gonzalez took a drink of beer and intentionally spat it onto the worker's arm.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • According to the lawsuit, this arrangement is inappropriate because immigration detention is civil, not criminal.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • Cambridge Analytica, which was a political consulting firm, allegedly accessed the information of 87 million Facebook users in improper fashion.
    — Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • He was signed to the practice squad last week, creating a huge uproar because of past allegations of improper behavior by Tucker from 16 massage therapists in Baltimore-area spas.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • In Russia, Rodnyansky, his producer, had protected him from the fraught and unseemly aspects of securing financing.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It was also realized that having festive crowds enjoying the sight of a someone being killed was unseemly, exposing the base instincts that lie within us.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • Her musical influences, similarly incongruous on their face, stem from an era of digital music post-iTunes and pre-slop when casual internet explorers could cultivate a sprawling taste profile for free.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Its presence is incongruous and inescapable, shocks of green in a sea of clay.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of incongruous
Adjective
  • Such temperatures can rapidly compromise frozen inventory and make affected products unsuitable for consumption.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Bears have said previously that they are focused on pursuing a $2 billion stadium across the state line in Hammond or in suburban Arlington Heights, and that the Rate Field site was unsuitable, citing in part its limited size.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 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
  • Pilots who feel fatigued or unfit to fly must report it and be removed from duty by the airline, according to the FAA.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There is exactly no evidence that trans identity makes individuals unfit to serve, and this move is a clear escalation in the administration’s attempts to simply remove trans people from American life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfit
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“Unbeseeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbeseeming. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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