What are the opposite words for appropriate?
In the English language, antonyms for the word "appropriate" include inappropriate, unfitting, unsuitable or improper. These words describe actions or behaviors which are unsuitable or not fitting for a particular situation or context. Inappropriate actions or language can lead to negative consequences or offense to others. Unfitting or unsuitable behavior can be unacceptable in formal settings or may not comply with established norms. Improper actions, on the other hand, can breach ethical, moral, or legal boundaries. It is essential to consider the context and the moral or ethical principles involved when determining antonyms for the word "appropriate.
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- steal
- set aside; allocate
- keep or take away something wanted, needed
- wrong
- extraneous
- unrelated
- suitable
- irregular
- inopportune
- untimely
- unacceptable
- inappropriate
- improper
- alien
- foreign
- ill-timed
- inadmissible
- ineligible
- undue
- unethical
- unfit
- unsuitable
- unworthy
- incompatible
- incorrect
- indecent
- irrelevant
- unfair
- unseemly
- untoward
- all
- unneeded; irrevelant
- not suitable
- not appropriate
- not proper, suitable
- antagonistic, contradictory
- not qualified
- not appropriate or suitable
- not suitable or satisfactory
- excessive, unnecessary
- dishonest, immoral
- prejudiced, wrongful
- not appropriate or suited
- independent; different
- improper; in bad taste
- improper; not suitable
- not of value
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- steal
- set aside; allocate
- keep or take away something wanted, needed
-
wrong
- amoral,
- incorrect,
- sophistical,
- fluffed,
- ungrounded,
- not working,
- in error,
- off balance,
- dis solute,
- dis-solute,
- in side,
- in verse,
- in-verse,
- mis calculated,
- mis construed,
- mis figured,
- mis handled,
- mis placed,
- mis-construed,
- mis-figured,
- mis-guided,
- mis-handled,
- more amoral,
- more fluffed,
- more miscalculated,
- more misconstrued,
- more misfigured,
- more obverse,
- more off target,
- more off-target,
- more offtarget,
- more sophistical,
- more ungrounded,
- most amoral,
- most fluffed,
- most goofed,
- most miscalculated,
- most misconstrued,
- most misfigured,
- most obverse,
- most off target,
- most offtarget,
- most unfitted,
- most ungrounded,
- not done,
- not precise,
- off-balance,
- off-target,
- offbalance,
- offtarget,
- on the wrong track,
- on wrong track,
- out commission,
- pro fane,
- pro-fane,
- re probate,
- re-probate,
- un grounded,
- un happier,
- un happiest,
- un happy,
- un holier,
- un holiest,
- un holy,
- un substantial,
- un-grounded,
- un-happy,
- un-holier,
- un-holiest,
- un-holy,
- un-substantial.
- extraneous
-
unrelated
- not kin,
- unassociated,
- dis similar,
- dis-similar,
- more irrelative,
- more nongermane,
- more unassociated,
- most irrelative,
- most nongermane,
- most unassociated,
- non germane,
- non-germane,
- nongermane,
- not kindred,
- not related,
- un associated,
- un liker,
- un likest,
- un related,
- un-associated,
- un-attached,
- un-likest,
- un-related.
- suitable
- irregular
- inopportune
-
untimely
- anachronistic,
- early on,
- Oversoon,
- too late,
- too early,
- bright and early,
- a bit previous,
- bright early,
- more anachronistic,
- more overearly,
- more oversoon,
- most anachronistic,
- most overearly,
- most oversoon,
- out of date,
- over early,
- over soon,
- over-early,
- over-soon,
- overearly,
- pre mature,
- pre maturer,
- pre maturest,
- pre-mature,
- pre-maturer,
- pre-maturest,
- un luckier,
- un luckiest,
- un lucky,
- un timelier,
- un timeliest,
- un timely,
- un-luckier,
- un-lucky,
- un-timelier,
- un-timeliest,
- un-timely.
- unacceptable
-
inappropriate
- left field,
- leftfield,
- untimely,
- Inconsonant,
- Unmeet,
- out of line,
- dis proportionate,
- dis-proportionate,
- foot in mouth,
- foot-in-mouth,
- ill fitted,
- ill suited,
- ill-fitted,
- illsuited,
- in appropriate,
- in apropos,
- in consonant,
- in-appropriate,
- in-apropos,
- in-consonant,
- inapropos,
- left-field,
- more foot in mouth,
- more foot-in-mouth,
- more garbage,
- more ill fitted,
- more ill-fitted,
- more illfitted,
- more inapropos,
- more inconsonant,
- more left field,
- more left-field,
- more leftfield,
- more wrong number,
- more wrong-number,
- more wrongnumber,
- most foot in mouth,
- most foot-in-mouth,
- most garbage,
- most ill fitted,
- most ill-fitted,
- most illfitted,
- most inapropos,
- most inconsonant,
- most left field,
- most left-field,
- most leftfield,
- most wrong number,
- most wrong-number,
- most wrongnumber,
- out line,
- un meet,
- un meeter,
- un meetest,
- un-meet,
- un-meeter,
- un-meetest,
- unmeeter,
- unmeetest,
- way off,
- wrong-number,
- wrongnumber.
-
improper
- at odds,
- off-base,
- unfitting,
- unrighteous,
- unwarranted,
- Unequitable,
- uncalledfor,
- out of season,
- unrightful,
- ill advised,
- illadvised,
- in accurate,
- in advisable,
- in apter,
- in aptest,
- in decorous,
- in delicate,
- in expedient,
- in harmonious,
- in-accurate,
- in-advisable,
- in-apter,
- in-aptest,
- in-correct,
- in-decorous,
- in-delicate,
- in-expedient,
- in-felicitous,
- in-harmonious,
- more off base,
- more off-base,
- more offbase,
- more out of place,
- more out of season,
- more out-of-place,
- more out-of-season,
- more unequitable,
- more unfitting,
- more unrighteous,
- more unrightful,
- most off base,
- most off-base,
- most offbase,
- most out of place,
- most out of season,
- most out-of-place,
- most out-of-season,
- most unequitable,
- most unfitting,
- most unrighteous,
- offbase,
- out-of-place,
- out-of-season,
- un apter,
- un aptest,
- un conventional,
- un duer,
- un equitable,
- un fitting,
- un godlier,
- un godliest,
- un godly,
- un just,
- un juster,
- un justest,
- un rightful,
- un suited,
- un warranted,
- un-apter,
- un-comely,
- un-conventional,
- un-equitable,
- un-fitting,
- un-godlier,
- un-godliest,
- un-godly,
- un-just,
- un-juster,
- un-justest,
- un-righteous,
- un-rightful,
- un-suited,
- un-warranted.
- alien
- foreign
- ill-timed
-
inadmissible
- objectionable,
- unallowable,
- illfavored,
- ill favored,
- in admissible,
- in competent,
- in-admissible,
- in-competent,
- more unallowable,
- most unallowable,
- un allowable,
- un desirable,
- un qualified,
- un reasonable,
- un satisfactory,
- un wanted,
- un-allowable,
- un-desirable,
- un-qualified,
- un-reasonable,
- un-satisfactory,
- un-wanted.
- ineligible
-
undue
- undeserved,
- unmeasurable,
- unwarrantable,
- too great,
- in temperate,
- in-temperate,
- more exceeding,
- more undeserved,
- more unwarrantable,
- most exceeding,
- most undeserved,
- most unmeasurable,
- most unwarrantable,
- over much,
- un conscionable,
- un deserved,
- un due,
- un duest,
- un justifiable,
- un justified,
- un measurable,
- un warrantable,
- un-conscionable,
- un-deserved,
- un-due,
- un-duer,
- un-duest,
- un-justifiable,
- un-justified,
- un-measurable,
- un-warrantable,
- under handed,
- under-handed.
-
unethical
- dirty dealing,
- dirty-dealing,
- dirtydealing,
- dis honorable,
- dis reputable,
- dis-honorable,
- dis-reputable,
- fly by night,
- more cheating,
- more dirty-dealing,
- more double crossing,
- more double-crossing,
- more flimflam,
- more two timing,
- more two-timing,
- more twotiming,
- most dirty dealing,
- most dirty-dealing,
- most dirtydealing,
- most double crossing,
- most double-crossing,
- most doublecrossing,
- most flimflam,
- most two timing,
- most two-timing,
- most twotiming,
- scamer,
- two faced,
- twofaced,
- un ethical,
- un principled,
- un scrupulous,
- un-ethical,
- un-principled,
- un-professional,
- un-scrupulous,
- under hand,
- under-hand.
-
unfit
- butterfingered,
- ill-equipped,
- laid low,
- uncool,
- unpromising,
- Butter-fingered,
- Unhandy,
- unfitted,
- out of shape,
- not equal to,
- unproficient,
- butter fingered,
- can't make grade,
- can't make the grade,
- cant make grade,
- cant make the grade,
- heavy handed,
- heavyhanded,
- ill adapted,
- ill equipped,
- ill-adapted,
- illadapted,
- illequipped,
- in adequate,
- in capable,
- in capacitated,
- in effective,
- in efficient,
- in experienced,
- in expert,
- in-adequate,
- in-capable,
- in-capacitated,
- in-effective,
- in-efficient,
- in-experienced,
- in-expert,
- more amateur,
- more blundering,
- more butter fingered,
- more butter-fingered,
- more butterfingered,
- more ill adapted,
- more ill equipped,
- more ill-adapted,
- more ill-equipped,
- more illadapted,
- more illequipped,
- more uncool,
- more unfitted,
- more unproficient,
- more unpromising,
- most amateur,
- most blundering,
- most butter fingered,
- most butter-fingered,
- most butterfingered,
- most ill adapted,
- most ill equipped,
- most ill-adapted,
- most ill-equipped,
- most illadapted,
- most illequipped,
- most uncool,
- most unpromising,
- no good,
- not cut out for,
- not fit,
- not up to,
- out element,
- out of element,
- out shape,
- un abler,
- un ablest,
- un cool,
- un fit,
- un fitted,
- un handier,
- un handiest,
- un handy,
- un healthier,
- un healthiest,
- un healthy,
- un likelier,
- un likeliest,
- un likely,
- un practiced,
- un prepared,
- un proficient,
- un promising,
- un skilled,
- un skillful,
- un trained,
- un-abler,
- un-ablest,
- un-cool,
- un-fit,
- un-fitted,
- un-handier,
- un-handy,
- un-healthiest,
- un-healthy,
- un-likelier,
- un-likely,
- un-prepared,
- un-proficient,
- un-promising,
- un-skilled,
- un-skillful,
- un-trained,
- unhandier,
- unhandiest.
- unsuitable
-
unworthy
- unmerited,
- not good enough,
- be neath,
- be-neath,
- de grading,
- de-grading,
- dis graceful,
- dis-graceful,
- good for nothing,
- more good for nothing,
- more nothing,
- more undeserving,
- more unmerited,
- most beneath,
- most good for nothing,
- most good-for-nothing,
- most nothing,
- most unmerited,
- noaccount,
- nogood,
- not deserving,
- not worth,
- re prehensible,
- re-prehensible,
- un deserving,
- un merited,
- un worthier,
- un worthiest,
- un worthy,
- un-merited,
- un-worthier,
- un-worthiest.
-
incompatible
- mismatched,
- unadapted,
- Inconformable,
- anti pathetic,
- anti thetical,
- anti-pathetic,
- anti-thetical,
- dis agreeing,
- dis-agreeing,
- in compatible,
- in consistent,
- in-coherent,
- in-compatible,
- in-consistent,
- in-constant,
- marching a different drummer,
- marching different drummer,
- marching to different drummer,
- mis matched,
- more clashing,
- more inconformable,
- more mismatched,
- more unadapted,
- most clashing,
- most inconformable,
- most mismatched,
- most unadapted,
- night day,
- poles apart,
- un adapted,
- un congenial,
- un-congenial,
- whale difference,
- whale of difference.
- incorrect
- indecent
-
irrelevant
- irrelevant,
- not connected with,
- not germane,
- not pertaining to,
- off the point,
- off the topic,
- in appurtenant,
- in consequent,
- in consequential,
- in significant,
- in-appurtenant,
- in-consequent,
- in-consequential,
- inappurtenant,
- more inappurtenant,
- most inappurtenant,
- off point,
- off topic,
- out order,
- out side,
- un-important,
- without reference.
-
unfair
- unsporting,
- onesided,
- dis creditable,
- dis criminatory,
- dis honest,
- dis-creditable,
- dis-criminatory,
- dis-honest,
- in equitable,
- in excusable,
- in-equitable,
- in-excusable,
- more unsporting,
- most unsporting,
- one sided,
- un fair,
- un fairer,
- un fairest,
- un lawful,
- un sporting,
- un-fair,
- un-fairer,
- un-fairest,
- un-lawful,
- un-sporting.
- unseemly
- untoward
- all
- unneeded; irrevelant
- not suitable
- not appropriate
- not proper, suitable
- antagonistic, contradictory
- not qualified
- not appropriate or suitable
- not suitable or satisfactory
- excessive, unnecessary
- dishonest, immoral
- prejudiced, wrongful
- not appropriate or suited
- independent; different
- improper; in bad taste
- improper; not suitable
- not of value
-
Other relevant words
- abdicate,
- abnegate,
- allow,
- appoint,
- cede,
- destine,
- distribute,
- divide,
- give,
- mete out,
- portion out,
- relinquish,
- renounce,
- resign,
- step aside,
- award,
- grant,
- opposed,
- add,
- combine,
- complete,
- conjoin,
- fill up,
- inadequate,
- incapable,
- incompatible,
- incompetent,
- increase,
- inexpert,
- intolerable,
- restore,
- strengthen,
- unacceptable,
- uncongenial,
- unfitting,
- unite,
- unqualified,
- unsatisfactory,
- unskilled,
- unskillful,
- untrained,
- Misbecoming,
- Unbeseeming,
- Unmeet.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
waterlogging
- Antonyms:
- dry, pass up, underwhelm.
