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Synonyms for mistimed
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : mis-tahym |
Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈtaɪm |
Top 10 synonyms for mistimed
- disadvantageous
- disagreeable
- disturbing
- early
- early bird
- early on
- ill-chosen
- ill-timed
- inappropriate
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inept
- inexpedient
- inopportune
- intrusive
- malapropos
- mistimed
- out-of-date
- overearly
- oversoon
- previous
- soon
- too early
- too late
- troublesome
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- unwelcome
- wrong
Définition of mistimed
Origin :- late Old English mistimian "to happen amiss" (of an event); see mis- (1) + time (v.). Meaning "not to time properly" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Mistimed; mistiming.
- As in inopportune : adj not appropriate or suitable
- As in untimely : adj inappropriate
- As in ill-timed : adj not occurring at a suitable time
- So don't spoil the beauty of your own behaviour by mistimed reflexions.
- Extract from : « The Awkward Age » by Henry James
- But we do not recover composure by the mere feeling that agitation is mistimed.
- Extract from : « The Abbot » by Sir Walter Scott
- And beseech you, sir, To suffer this mistimed civility For Sparta's sake.
- Extract from : « The Mortal Gods and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan
- We had reckoned without the mistimed chivalry of our chauffeurs.
- Extract from : « A Journal of Impressions in Belgium » by May Sinclair
- For the rest, this of suspending our Mayor does seem a mistimed measure.
- Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle
- And then Gordon mistimed a slow yorker, and was clean bowled for eighty-five.
- Extract from : « The Loom of Youth » by Alec Waugh
- Nay, your modesty is now mistimed—it should have come sooner.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes of Nigel » by Sir Walter Scott
- But by no mistimed clemency could she sacrifice such solid advantages as these.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. » by Various
- Our unexpected entrée, like all other mistimed visits, caused the visited a terrible degree of confusion.
- Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
- Her first impulse was to dart up the stairs, and make sure that no calamity had befallen through her mistimed drowsiness.
- Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
Antonyms for mistimed
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