UNSUITABLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unsuitably

adverb

Definition of unsuitably

as in incorrectly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way dressed unsuitably for the unexpectedly cold weather

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Recent Examples of unsuitably The official investigation found no fault with either aircraft but that three planes had occupied the same airspace, which was deemed to have been unsuitably monitored over the Kharkiv region. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2026

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Many Montanans who were financially eligible lost Medicaid coverage for technical reasons, such as incorrectly filling out paperwork — roughly 87,000, according to state data from two years ago.

— Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly named the horse ridden by Avery Kucan.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of incorrectly

Adverb

That’s given enrollees little time to react, including to respond if the state was mistakenly ending their coverage.

— Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The painting was mistakenly attributed to Carel Fabritius in 1904 by an American dealer and sold for $160 (equivalent to about $6,000 today).

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistakenly

Adverb

The officer was responding to a mental health crisis call, involving what was erroneously reported as fireworks but turned out to be gunfire, authorities said.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of erroneously

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OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents inappropriately accessed sites for the Departments of Commerce and Education.

— Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Amy Stilling Tanner claims her firing in April came in retaliation for sharing a surveillance video showing another employee acting inappropriately toward a student.

— Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of inappropriately

Adverb

In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Many lawyers have been caught citing fake cases in briefs or inaccurately describing real cases.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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