Synonyms for improperly
- adverb
Most common
wrongly wrongfully indecently immorally unseemly immodestly reprehensibly
All synonyms
Adverb
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an improper manner; not properly.
Example sentences
- wrongly Mary was wrongly imprisoned for nearly 10 years.
- wrongfully Sami was wrongfully admitted to a mental hospital.
- indecently Skura was indecently assaulted.
- unseemly Asking for seconds would be unseemly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| improperly | falling | |
| wrongly | steady | |
| wrongfully | falling | |
| indecently | rising | |
| immorally | rising | |
| unseemly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- wrong1, amiss2
- 7 letters
- wrongly2
- 8 letters
- unseemly3
- 9 letters
- immorally
- 10 letters
- wrongfully3, indecently, immodestly
- 13 letters
- reprehensibly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amiss2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- improprement
- Italiano
- impropriamente