Synonyms for inappropriate
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Improper — improper; adult; sexual
improper, unsuitable, wrong, incongruous, unfit, unbecoming, unfitting, unseemly, inadequate, bad, unsuited, inapplicable, unhappy, inopportune, incompatible, unadapted, unapt, inapt, inapposite
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Improper; adult; sexual.
kids saying inappropriate things
- adj. 2
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
The violent movie is inappropriate for school.
Related words
- Word family
- inappropriately inappropriateness
Choose the right word
Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- improper It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
- unfit All those products are unfit for human consumption.
- unsuitable There is no bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
- incongruous He has an incongruous sounding name which is hard to remember.
- inept They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
- incongruent She gave me an incongruent answer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inappropriate | rising | |
| improper | falling | |
| unfit | falling | |
| unsuitable | falling | |
| incongruous | steady | |
| inept | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, unfit2, inept2, inapt, unapt
- 6 letters
- vulgar2
- 7 letters
- foreign2, unhappy3, profane2
- 8 letters
- improper3, unseemly3, unsuited3
- 9 letters
- repulsive3, unfitting, unadapted
- 10 letters
- inadequate4, unsuitable4, unbecoming4, inapposite
- 11 letters
- incongruous4, inopportune4, incongruent, unbefitting
- 12 letters
- incompatible5, inapplicable5
- 14 letters
- nonappropriate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unfit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inapproprié
- Italiano
- inappropriato