What is another word for inappropriate?
1099 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɪnɐpɹˈə͡ʊpɹi͡ət], [ ˌɪnɐpɹˈəʊpɹiət], [ ˌɪ_n_ɐ_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_ɹ_iə_t]
When it comes to describing behavior as inappropriate, there are a plethora of synonyms available in the English language. Some synonyms of inappropriate could include:
1. Unacceptable
2. Improper
3. Unsuitable
4. Indecent
5. Inapt
6. Unfitting
7. Unseemly
8. Untoward
9. Unbecoming
10. Out of place
These words can be used interchangeably depending upon the context and the severity of the behavior in question. Regardless of which synonym one uses, the underlying meaning remains the same - a behavior that is not suitable or acceptable in a specific situation.
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Similar words for inappropriate:
- extraneous (adjective)
- ill-advised (adjective)
- immaterial (adjective)
- improper (adjective)
- inappropriate (adjective)
- ineligible (adjective)
- inopportune (adjective)
- irregular (adjective)
- remote (adjective)
- unacceptable (adjective)
- uncalled-for (adjective)
- undue (adjective)
- unrelated (adjective)
- unworthy (adjective)
- alien (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- amiss (adjective)
- crazy (adjective)
- ill-considered (adjective)
- ill-suited (adjective)
- ill-timed (adjective)
- impertinent (adjective)
- inadmissible (adjective)
- inadvisable (adjective)
- inapplicable (adjective)
- inapt (adjective)
- incompatible (adjective)
- incongruent (adjective)
- incongruous (adjective)
- incorrect (adjective)
- infelicitous (adjective)
- irrelevant (adjective)
- mistaken (adjective)
- not proper, suitable (adjective)
- silly (adjective)
- unapt (adjective)
- unbecoming (adjective)
- unbefitting (adjective)
- unfit (adjective)
- unfortunate (adjective)
- unseemly (adjective)
- untoward (adjective)
Synonyms for Inappropriate:
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adj.
• extraneous- Unallied ,
- beside point ,
- detached ,
- disaffiliated ,
- disconnected ,
- disjoint ,
- dissociated ,
- eerie ,
- estranged ,
- exotic ,
- external ,
- extraterrestrial ,
- extrinsic ,
- foreign ,
- foreign-born ,
- inapposite ,
- irrelevant ,
- nonessential ,
- other ,
- outer ,
- outlandish ,
- outside ,
- parenthetical ,
- removed ,
- segregated ,
- separate ,
- separated ,
- strange ,
- unaffiliated ,
- unessential ,
- supplementary .
- no big deal ,
- no never mind ,
- of no consequence ,
- of no importance ,
- inconsiderable ,
- matter of indifference ,
- meaningless ,
- of no account ,
- trivial .
- awkward ,
- belated ,
- delinquent ,
- inauspicious ,
- inconvenient ,
- inexpedient ,
- premature ,
- unpunctual ,
- untimely .
- deficient ,
- inadequate ,
- inferior ,
- insufficient ,
- intolerable ,
- unacceptable ,
- unsatisfactory ,
- untenable .
- not kin ,
- not kindred ,
- not related ,
- dis similar ,
- dis-similar ,
- more unassociated ,
- most unassociated ,
- un associated ,
- un liker ,
- un likest ,
- un related ,
- un-associated ,
- un-attached ,
- un-likest ,
- un-related .
- in accurate ,
- in-accurate ,
- more flawed ,
- most flawed ,
- out order ,
- sickest ,
- un fair ,
- un fairer ,
- un fairest ,
- un lawful ,
- un suitable ,
- un-fair ,
- un-fairer ,
- un-fairest ,
- un-lawful ,
- un-suitable .
- goofy ,
- half baked ,
- halfbaked ,
- idiotic ,
- ill conceived ,
- illconceived ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-sanest ,
- loony ,
- ludicrous ,
- more derisory ,
- more ill conceived ,
- more ill-conceived ,
- more illconceived ,
- more impracticable ,
- more ridiculous ,
- most derisory ,
- most ill conceived ,
- most ill-conceived ,
- most illconceived ,
- out all reason ,
- out of reason ,
- out reason ,
- short sighted ,
- un workable ,
- un-workable .
- ill fitted ,
- ill matched ,
- ill suited ,
- illfitted ,
- illmatched ,
- illsuited ,
- mis matched ,
- mis-matched ,
- more ill fitted ,
- more ill matched ,
- more ill-fitted ,
- more ill-matched ,
- more illfitted ,
- more illmatched ,
- more mismatched ,
- more unfitting ,
- most ill fitted ,
- most ill matched ,
- most ill-fitted ,
- most ill-matched ,
- most illfitted ,
- most illmatched ,
- most mismatched ,
- most unfitting ,
- out character ,
- out its element ,
- out place ,
- un fitting ,
- un-fitting .
- ill-timed ,
- in convenient ,
- in-convenient ,
- mis timed ,
- mis-timed ,
- more mistimed ,
- most mistimed ,
- un favorable ,
- un seasonable ,
- un timelier ,
- un timeliest ,
- un timely ,
- un welcome ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-seasonable ,
- un-timelier ,
- un-timeliest ,
- un-timely ,
- un-welcome ,
- unwelcome .
- Procacious ,
- dis courteous ,
- dis gracious ,
- dis-courteous ,
- dis-gracious ,
- flippest ,
- ill mannered ,
- illmannered ,
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- interfering ,
- lippier ,
- lippiest ,
- meddlesome ,
- more disgracious ,
- more meddling ,
- more procacious ,
- most disgracious ,
- most meddling ,
- most procacious ,
- off base ,
- out line ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- un civil ,
- un gracious ,
- un mannerly ,
- un-civil ,
- un-gracious ,
- un-mannerly .
- ill favored ,
- illfavored ,
- in admissible ,
- in competent ,
- in-admissible ,
- in-competent ,
- more unallowable ,
- most unallowable ,
- un acceptable ,
- un allowable ,
- un desirable ,
- un qualified ,
- un reasonable ,
- un satisfactory ,
- un wanted ,
- un-acceptable ,
- un-allowable ,
- un-desirable ,
- un-qualified ,
- un-reasonable ,
- un-satisfactory ,
- un-wanted .
- in applicable ,
- in appurtenant ,
- in apropos ,
- in consistent ,
- in-applicable ,
- in-appurtenant ,
- in-apropos ,
- in-consistent ,
- more garbage ,
- more inappurtenant ,
- more inapropos ,
- most garbage ,
- most inappurtenant ,
- most inapropos .
- ill adapted ,
- illadapted ,
- in adept ,
- in apter ,
- in aptest ,
- in experienced ,
- in expert ,
- in sipid ,
- in-adept ,
- in-apter ,
- in-aptest ,
- in-experienced ,
- in-expert ,
- in-sipid ,
- more ill adapted ,
- more ill-adapted ,
- more illadapted ,
- more inadept ,
- more undexterous ,
- more unfacile ,
- more unproficient ,
- most ill adapted ,
- most ill-adapted ,
- most illadapted ,
- most inadept ,
- most undexterous ,
- most unfacile ,
- most unproficient ,
- un abler ,
- un ablest ,
- un dexterous ,
- un facile ,
- un handier ,
- un handiest ,
- un handy ,
- un meet ,
- un meeter ,
- un meetest ,
- un proficient ,
- un skilled ,
- un-abler ,
- un-ablest ,
- un-dexterous ,
- un-facile ,
- un-handier ,
- un-handiest ,
- un-handy ,
- un-meet ,
- un-meeter ,
- un-meetest ,
- un-proficient ,
- un-skilled ,
- unhandier ,
- unhandiest ,
- unmeeter ,
- unmeetest .
- anti pathetic ,
- anti thetical ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- anti-thetical ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- in compatible ,
- in conformable ,
- in consonant ,
- in-coherent ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-conformable ,
- in-consonant ,
- in-constant ,
- marching a different drummer ,
- marching different drummer ,
- marching to a different drummer ,
- marching to different drummer ,
- more clashing ,
- more inconformable ,
- more inconsonant ,
- more unadapted ,
- most clashing ,
- most inconformable ,
- most inconsonant ,
- most unadapted ,
- night day ,
- un adapted ,
- un congenial ,
- un-adapted ,
- un-congenial ,
- whale difference .
- dis consonant ,
- dis-consonant ,
- illogical ,
- in congruous ,
- in-congruous ,
- more disconsonant ,
- more shifting ,
- most disconsonant ,
- most shifting ,
- out keeping ,
- shifting ,
- un availing ,
- un coordinated ,
- un even ,
- un predictable ,
- un-availing ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-coordinated ,
- un-even ,
- un-intelligible ,
- un-predictable .
- counter factual ,
- counter-factual ,
- in correct ,
- in exact ,
- in-correct ,
- in-exact ,
- inexact ,
- more imprecise ,
- most imprecise ,
- not trustworthy ,
- un reliable ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un truer ,
- un truest ,
- un-reliable ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- un-truer ,
- un-truest ,
- wide mark ,
- wide the mark .
- Misconstrued ,
- barking wrong tree ,
- mis construed ,
- mis informed ,
- mis interpreting ,
- mis judging ,
- mis taken ,
- mis understanding ,
- mis-construed ,
- mis-informed ,
- mis-interpreting ,
- mis-judging ,
- mis-taken ,
- mis-understanding ,
- misinformed ,
- more duped ,
- more misconstrued ,
- more misinformed ,
- more misinterpreting ,
- more misjudging ,
- more misunderstanding ,
- more tricked ,
- most duped ,
- most misconstrued ,
- most misinformed ,
- most misinterpreting ,
- most misjudging ,
- most misunderstanding ,
- most tricked ,
- un advised ,
- un founded ,
- un-advised ,
- un-founded ,
- un-real .
- empty headed ,
- more nitwitted ,
- more sheepheaded ,
- most nitwitted ,
- most sheepheaded ,
- muddle headed ,
- muddleheaded ,
- un intelligent ,
- un-intelligent .
- dis creditable ,
- dis-creditable ,
- in decent ,
- in decorous ,
- in delicate ,
- in-decent ,
- in-decorous ,
- in-delicate ,
- un attractive ,
- un becoming ,
- un flattering ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un handsome ,
- un handsomer ,
- un handsomest ,
- un lovelier ,
- un loveliest ,
- un lovely ,
- un sightlier ,
- un sightliest ,
- un sightly ,
- un-attractive ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-flattering ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-handsome ,
- un-handsomer ,
- un-handsomest ,
- un-lovelier ,
- un-loveliest ,
- un-lovely ,
- un-sightlier ,
- un-sightliest ,
- un-sightly ,
- unhandsomer ,
- unhandsomest .
- can't make grade ,
- cant make grade ,
- cant make the grade ,
- ill equipped ,
- illequipped ,
- in adequate ,
- in effective ,
- in-adequate ,
- in-effective ,
- more ill equipped ,
- more ill-equipped ,
- more illequipped ,
- more uncool ,
- more unpromising ,
- most ill equipped ,
- most ill-equipped ,
- most illequipped ,
- most uncool ,
- most unpromising ,
- out element ,
- out of element ,
- out shape ,
- un cool ,
- un fit ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un promising ,
- un-cool ,
- un-fit ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likely ,
- un-promising .
- Star-crossed ,
- ill fated ,
- ill starred ,
- ill-starred ,
- illfated ,
- illstarred ,
- in bad way ,
- jinxed ,
- more jinxed ,
- more shattered ,
- more unprosperous ,
- most jinxed ,
- most shattered ,
- most unprosperous ,
- out luck ,
- star crossed ,
- starcrossed ,
- un fortunate ,
- un happier ,
- un happiest ,
- un happy ,
- un prosperous ,
- un successful ,
- un-fortunate ,
- un-happy ,
- un-prosperous ,
- un-successful .
Other synonyms:
- Unapt ,
- anachronism ,
- ill-chosen ,
- infra dig ,
- irregardless ,
- irrelevance ,
- marginal ,
- moot ,
- needless ,
- outmoded ,
- red herring ,
- regardless ,
- so-called ,
- unimportant ,
- unseasonable .
- bad .
- academic .
- unfortunate .
Other relevant words:
- rude .
- Contrasted ,
- Deviating ,
- Disallowed ,
- Discommodious ,
- Disproportionally ,
- Disrupting ,
- Fescennine ,
- Impertinency ,
- Inconsonant ,
- Intempestive ,
- Irksome ,
- Irrelative ,
- MLY ,
- Misallied ,
- Misled ,
- Non-essential ,
- Out of keeping ,
- Unbeseeming ,
- Ungenteel ,
- Unmeet ,
- Untasteful ,
- aberrant ,
- ability ,
- abnormal ,
- abominable ,
- abrasive ,
- absurd ,
- adrift ,
- agree ,
- amiss ,
- annoying ,
- antagonistic ,
- appalling ,
- astray ,
- atrocious ,
- audacity ,
- bad form ,
- bad time ,
- badly ,
- badly timed ,
- bawdy ,
- beside the mark ,
- beside the point ,
- beside the question ,
- bizarre ,
- blue ,
- boorish ,
- bothersome ,
- broad ,
- burdensome ,
- cheek ,
- chintzy ,
- conflicting ,
- contradictory ,
- contrary ,
- contrastive ,
- crazy ,
- criminal ,
- cumbersome ,
- debauched ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- defect ,
- defective ,
- deficiency ,
- degenerate ,
- depraved ,
- deviant ,
- different ,
- dirty ,
- disability ,
- disadvantageous ,
- disagreeable ,
- disagreeing ,
- disappointing ,
- disconsonant ,
- discordant ,
- discourteous ,
- discrepant ,
- disgraceful ,
- disgusting ,
- disharmonious ,
- disparate ,
- displeasing ,
- disproportionate ,
- disproportionately ,
- disqualification ,
- dissimilar ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- dissonant ,
- distant ,
- distasteful ,
- distinct ,
- disturbing ,
- divergent ,
- early ,
- eccentric ,
- embarrassing ,
- erratically ,
- erroneously ,
- evil ,
- exceptionable ,
- excessive ,
- excessively ,
- explicit ,
- fable ,
- fabrication ,
- falsehood ,
- falsely ,
- falseness ,
- falsity ,
- faulty ,
- filthy ,
- flawed ,
- foolish ,
- forbidden ,
- foul ,
- foul-mouthed ,
- fulsome ,
- futile ,
- gall ,
- garbage ,
- graceless ,
- gratuitous ,
- gross ,
- haywire ,
- hostile ,
- ignominious ,
- ill timed ,
- ill-advised ,
- ill-conceived ,
- ill-considered ,
- ill-fitted ,
- ill-judged ,
- ill-mannered ,
- ill-sorted ,
- illegal ,
- illtimed ,
- immodest ,
- immoral ,
- imperfect ,
- imperfection ,
- impertinence ,
- impolite ,
- impolitic ,
- impractical ,
- improperly ,
- improperness ,
- impropriety ,
- imprudent ,
- impudence ,
- impudent ,
- in bad taste ,
- inability ,
- inaccurate ,
- inaccurately ,
- inadequacy ,
- inadequately ,
- inadequateness ,
- inadvisable ,
- inadvised ,
- inappropriately ,
- inappropriateness ,
- inapropos ,
- incapable ,
- incidental ,
- incoherent ,
- incommensurable ,
- incommodious ,
- incompatible ,
- incompetent ,
- incongruent ,
- incongruous ,
- inconsequent ,
- inconsequential ,
- inconsistent ,
- incorrect ,
- incorrectly ,
- independent ,
- indiscreet ,
- inelegant ,
- ineligible ,
- inept ,
- infamous ,
- inharmonious ,
- injudicious ,
- insolent ,
- insufficiency ,
- insufficiently ,
- insulting ,
- intrusive ,
- irreconcilable ,
- irreducible ,
- irregular ,
- irregularly ,
- irritating ,
- kinky ,
- lacking ,
- late ,
- lewd ,
- maladjusted ,
- misclassified ,
- misguided ,
- mismatched ,
- mismated ,
- mistaken ,
- mistakenly ,
- mistimed ,
- nasty ,
- naughty ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- nihil ad rem ,
- non-germane ,
- not at issue ,
- not done ,
- not fitting ,
- not harmonious ,
- not on target ,
- not pertinent ,
- objectionable ,
- obnoxious ,
- obscene ,
- odd ,
- off ,
- off the mark ,
- off the subject ,
- off-base ,
- off-color ,
- off-the-wall ,
- offbeat ,
- offensive ,
- onerous ,
- opposed ,
- out of character ,
- out of joint ,
- out of place ,
- out of proportion ,
- out of time ,
- out-of-line ,
- out-of-the-way ,
- outrageous ,
- overly ,
- paradoxical ,
- parenthetic ,
- perverse ,
- perverted ,
- place ,
- point ,
- pointless ,
- poor ,
- poor timing ,
- poorly ,
- pornographic ,
- profane ,
- profligate ,
- prohibited ,
- remote ,
- repellent ,
- reprehensible ,
- repugnant ,
- repulsive ,
- revolting ,
- ribald ,
- sacrilegious ,
- salacious ,
- scandalous ,
- scatological ,
- shameful ,
- shameless ,
- shocking ,
- silly ,
- sinful ,
- smart ,
- smutty ,
- step ,
- stupid ,
- suggestive ,
- swayback ,
- swaybacked ,
- tactless ,
- tasteless ,
- terrible ,
- thersitical ,
- thoughtless ,
- too ,
- too late ,
- too soon ,
- troublesome ,
- un ,
- unaccommodating ,
- unadapted ,
- unadvisable ,
- unadvised ,
- unallowable ,
- unallowed ,
- unassimilable ,
- unassociated ,
- unattractive ,
- unbecomingly ,
- uncalled-for ,
- uncomely ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- uncongenial ,
- unconnected ,
- unconventional ,
- uncoordinated ,
- uncoupled ,
- undeserved ,
- undesirable ,
- undignified ,
- undiplomatic ,
- undue ,
- unduly ,
- unemployable ,
- unequally ,
- unevenly ,
- unfamiliar ,
- unfavorable ,
- unfavourable ,
- unfitness ,
- unfitted ,
- unfitting ,
- unflattering ,
- ungentlemanly ,
- unharmonious ,
- unknown ,
- unladylike ,
- unlawful ,
- unlike ,
- unlikely ,
- unlinked ,
- unlucky ,
- unpleasant ,
- unprofitable ,
- unpropitious ,
- unqualified ,
- unready ,
- unrealistic ,
- unreasonable ,
- unreasonably ,
- unrefined ,
- unrestrained ,
- unrighteous ,
- unripe ,
- unsettling ,
- unskilled ,
- unstable ,
- unsuitable time ,
- unsympathetic ,
- untactful ,
- untrue ,
- untruth ,
- unwarranted ,
- unwarrantedly ,
- unwieldy ,
- unwise ,
- unworthy ,
- upsetting ,
- usual ,
- vexatious ,
- vexing ,
- vulgar ,
- wanting ,
- weak ,
- wicked ,
- wide ,
- wrong ,
- wrong-headed ,
- wrongful ,
- wrongheaded ,
- wrongly .
- Disgracious ,
- Inconformable ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unsensible ,
- alien ,
- all wet ,
- barking up wrong tree ,
- beyond all reason ,
- beyond reason ,
- can't make the grade ,
- confused with ,
- derisory ,
- emptyheaded ,
- extraneous ,
- flipper ,
- glitched up ,
- ill-adapted ,
- ill-equipped ,
- ill-matched ,
- immaterial ,
- impertinent ,
- imprecise ,
- improper ,
- improprietous ,
- in a bad way ,
- in poor taste ,
- inadept ,
- inadmissible ,
- inapplicable ,
- inappurtenant ,
- inapt ,
- infelicitous ,
- inopportune ,
- laid low ,
- lippy ,
- nitwitted ,
- not adapted ,
- not connected with ,
- not fit ,
- not germane ,
- not pertaining to ,
- off the point ,
- off the topic ,
- off track ,
- out of all reason ,
- out of its element ,
- out of line ,
- out of luck ,
- out of shape ,
- poles apart ,
- sheepheaded ,
- smart alecky ,
- unbecoming ,
- uncool ,
- under wrong impression ,
- undexterous ,
- unfacile ,
- unfit ,
- unproficient ,
- unpromising ,
- unprosperous ,
- unrelated ,
- unseemly ,
- untoward ,
- way off ,
- whale of difference ,
- wide of mark ,
- without reference ,
- wrong number ,
- wrongly identified .
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How to use "Inappropriate" in context?
One of the most common things people say is "That's not appropriate." It can be used to stop a conversation, to respect someone else's space, or to protect yourself.
inappropriate can be used to mean anything that is not appropriate for the situation. It can be used as a way to stop someone from doing something, or as a way to show disapproval. It can be used as a secret way to be mean, or as a way of not letting someone know what you really think.
Inappropriate can be used as a way to make fun of someone, or to tell them that they are not good enough.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
improper, incongruous, inexpedient, inopportune, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, wrong.
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Proper noun, singular
improper, unsuitable.
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Noun, singular or mass
improper, unsuitable.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
appropriate.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
absurd, abusive, acceptable, adequate, advisable, anachronistic, apposite, apt, awkward, bad, convenient, correct, counterproductive, decent, defective, deficient, desirable, detrimental, disgraceful, disproportionate, disturbing, erratic, erroneous, exaggerated, expedient, exploitative, extraneous, false, faulty, fit, fitting, flawed, futile, ill-advised, ill-equipped, illegitimate, impractical, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, incompatible, incompetent, inconsistent, indecent, indiscriminate, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, insensitive, intolerable, invalid, irrational, irregular, irrelevant, misguided, misleading, negative, nonsensical, objectionable, obsolete, opportune, outdated, outrageous, pertinent, perverse, pointless, proper, propitious, proportionate, questionable, reckless, regrettable, relevant, relocated, reprehensible, right, rude, self-defeating, senseless, sensible, shameful, spurious, substandard, timely, troubling, unacceptable, unconscionable, undesired, undignified, unethical, unfavorable, unfavourable, unfounded, unfriendly, unhealthy, unhelpful, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unlawful, unnecessary, unreasonable, unsafe, unsound, untenable, untoward, untrue, unwanted, unwarranted, unwelcome, unwise, unworthy, useless, vexatious, vulgar, worthwhile, wrongful, Displaced, Misconceived, Contraindicated, uncalled, counter-productive, ill-adapted, out-dated, non-relevant.
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Proper noun, singular
Deficiencies, shortcomings, impairments.
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Other Related
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excessive, ill-timed, incorrect, insufficient, mistaken, poor, suitable, undesirable, unfair, unfortunate, untimely, ill-suited.
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