Antonyms for in appropriate
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-uh-proh-pree-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪt |
- able
- acceptable
- accurate
- admissible
- adroit
- advisable
- akin
- allowable
- applicable
- approachable
- appropriate
- apt
- auspicious
- balanced
- basic
- becoming
- believeable
- blessed
- bodily
- careful
- cautious
- close
- common
- compatible
- competent
- congruous
- consequential
- consistent
- consonant
- convenient
- conventional
- correct
- corresponding
- decent
- dependent
- desirable
- dexterous
- discreet
- dislike
- due
- eligible
- equipped
- essential
- even
- exact
- fair
- familiar
- favorable
- fit
- fitting
- flat
- formal
- fortunate
- friendly
- gentle
- good
- happy
- harmonious
- hate
- helpful
- honest
- honorable
- hopeful
- important
- integral
- intelligent
- just
- kind
- level
- likely
- logical
- loving
- lucky
- mannered
- matched
- material
- mature
- meaningful
- methodical
- moderate
- moral
- mundane
- national
- native
- near
- nearby
- necessary
- needed
- nice
- normal
- OK
- opportune
- ordinary
- pertinent
- physical
- polite
- possible
- practical
- precise
- probable
- proper
- prudent
- qualified
- rational
- ready
- real
- realistic
- reasonable
- recommended
- refined
- regular
- related
- relevant
- reliable
- respectful
- responsible
- right
- sagacious
- sane
- seemly
- sensible
- serious
- significant
- skilled
- skillful
- smart
- smooth
- solid
- sound
- standard
- strong
- substantial
- substantiated
- suitable
- suited
- systematic
- thoughtful
- timely
- true
- uncorrupt
- uniform
- unprejudiced
- useful
- usual
- valid
- valuable
- warm
- warranted
- welcome
- well-advised
- well-matched
- well-timed
- willing
- wise
- worthwhile
- worthy
Definition of in appropriate
Origin :- 1804, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + appropriate (adj.). Related: Inappropriately; inappropriateness.
- As in improper : adj not suitable
- As in inadmissible : adj not appropriate
- As in inadvisable : adj not recommended
- As in inapplicable : adj not relevant
- As in inappropriate : adj not proper, suitable
- As in inapt : adj incompetent; not suitable
- As in incompatible : adj antagonistic, contradictory
- As in incongruous : adj out of place; absurd
- As in incorrect : adj wrong
- As in ineligible : adj not qualified
- As in inept : adj not suitable; improper
- As in inopportune : adj not appropriate or suitable
- As in irregular : adj abnormal, peculiar
- As in irrelevant : adj beside the point
- As in mistaken : adj wrong, incorrect
- As in remote : adj irrelevant, unrelated
- As in silly : adj absurd, giddy, foolish
- As in unbecoming : adj improper, unsuitable
- As in uncalled-for : adj unnecessary
- As in undue : adj excessive, unnecessary
- As in unfit : adj not appropriate or suited
- As in unfortunate : adj unlucky, bad
- As in unrelated : adj independent; different
- As in unseemly : adj improper; in bad taste
- As in untoward : adj improper; not suitable
- As in unwise : adj stupid, irresponsible
- As in unworthy : adj not of value
- As in uncalled-for : adj unjustified
- As in ill-chosen : adj unfortunate
- As in ill-considered : adj unwise
- As in incongruent : adj incongruous
- As in infelicitous : adj unfortunate
- As in unapt : adj improper
- As in unbefitting : adj improper
- As in crazy : adj unrealistic, fantastic
- As in alien : adj foreign
- As in extraneous : adj unneeded; irrevelant
- As in amiss : adj wrong; defective
- As in ill-advised : adj unwise, not thought out
- As in ill-suited : adj not suitable
- As in ill-timed : adj not occurring at a suitable time
- As in immaterial : adj irrelevant
- As in impertinent : adj bold, disrespectful
Synonyms for in appropriate
- aberrant
- abnormal
- abstracted
- absurd
- accidental
- additional
- adventitious
- adverse
- afflicted
- alien
- all wet
- alone
- anomalous
- antipathetic
- antipodal
- antithetical
- apart
- arrogant
- asinine
- at fault
- at odds
- atypical
- avoidable
- awkward
- awry
- bad
- bad form
- badly timed
- balmy
- banal
- barking up wrong tree
- base
- below par
- beneath
- beside the point
- beyond all reason
- bizarre
- blamable
- brainless
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- broken
- burdened
- calamitous
- can't make the grade
- capricious
- careless
- cheap
- childish
- clashing
- clumsy
- coarse
- cockeyed
- conflicting
- confounded
- confused
- confused with
- contemptible
- contradictory
- contrary
- contumelious
- counter
- counterfactual
- crazy
- crooked
- crude
- cursed
- damaging
- debilitated
- deceived
- decrepit
- degrading
- deluded
- deplorable
- derisory
- desperate
- destitute
- detached
- deviant
- different
- dippy
- disadvantageous
- disagreeing
- disastrous
- disconsonant
- discordant
- discourteous
- discreditable
- discrepant
- disgraceful
- disgracious
- dishonorable
- disorderly
- disparate
- disproportionate
- disqualified
- disreputable
- dissimilar
- dissonant
- distorted
- disturbing
- divergent
- dizzy
- doomed
- down
- dragging
- dull
- duped
- eccentric
- empty
- empty-headed
- erring
- erroneous
- estranged
- exceeding
- exceptionable
- exceptional
- exclusive
- exorbitant
- exotic
- extra
- extraneous
- extraordinary
- extravagant
- extreme
- extrinsic
- factious
- fallacious
- false
- fantastic
- farfetched
- fatuous
- faulty
- featherbrained
- feeble
- fitful
- flat
- flawed
- flighty
- flimsy
- flip
- fooled
- foolhardy
- foolish
- foot-in-mouth
- forbidden
- foreign
- forsaken
- fortuitous
- forward
- foul
- fresh
- frivolous
- futile
- garbage
- gauche
- glitched up
- good-for-nothing
- goofy
- gratuitous
- half-baked
- hapless
- harebrained
- haywire
- hopeless
- hotheaded
- idiotic
- ignoble
- ignorant
- ill-adapted
- ill-advised
- ill-chosen
- ill-conceived
- ill-considered
- ill-equipped
- ill-fated
- ill-favored
- ill-fitted
- ill-judged
- ill-mannered
- ill-matched
- ill-starred
- ill-suited
- ill-timed
- illegal
- illogical
- immaterial
- immature
- immoderate
- immodest
- imperfect
- impertinent
- impolite
- impolitic
- impracticable
- imprecise
- improper
- improprietous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impudent
- in a bad way
- in poor taste
- inaccurate
- inadept
- inadequate
- inadmissible
- inadvisable
- inane
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inappurtenant
- inapropos
- inapt
- inauspicious
- incautious
- incidental
- incoherent
- incompatible
- incompetent
- inconformable
- incongruent
- incongruous
- inconsequent
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- inconsiderate
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- inconstant
- inconvenient
- incorrect
- indecent
- indecorous
- indelicate
- indirect
- indiscreet
- ineffective
- inelegant
- ineligible
- inept
- inessential
- inexact
- inexcusable
- inexpedient
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- injudicious
- inopportune
- inordinate
- inquisitive
- insane
- insignificant
- insipid
- insolent
- intemperate
- interfering
- intrusive
- irrational
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- irrelative
- irrelevant
- irresponsible
- jarring
- jejune
- jinxed
- jumbled
- laid low
- lamentable
- left-field
- lippy
- loony
- lopsided
- luckless
- ludicrous
- madcap
- maladroit
- malapropos
- malodorous
- marching to a different drummer
- matter of indifference
- meaningless
- meddlesome
- meddling
- misconstrued
- misguided
- misinformed
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- misled
- mismatched
- mistaken
- mistimed
- misunderstanding
- muddle-headed
- naive
- naughty
- needless
- night and day
- nitwitted
- no big deal
- no never mind
- no-account
- no-good
- nonessential
- nongermane
- nonsensical
- nosy
- not adapted
- not connected with
- not deserving
- not fit
- not germane
- not good enough
- not kin
- not kindred
- not pertaining to
- not related
- not required
- not trustworthy
- not worth
- nothing
- objectionable
- obscure
- odd
- of no account
- of no consequence
- of no importance
- off
- off base
- off the point
- off the subject
- off the top of one's head
- off the topic
- off track
- off-base
- off-key
- offbeat
- offensive
- opposed
- opposite
- optional
- out
- out of all reason
- out of character
- out of element
- out of its element
- out of keeping
- out of line
- out of luck
- out of order
- out of place
- out of shape
- out-of-place
- out-of-season
- outrageous
- outside
- overhasty
- overmuch
- pained
- peculiar
- peripheral
- pert
- pointless
- poles apart
- poor
- poorly
- preposterous
- presumptuous
- procacious
- prying
- puerile
- queer
- quirky
- quixotic
- raffish
- rambling
- rash
- reckless
- recreant
- redundant
- regrettable
- remote
- removed
- reprehensible
- ridiculous
- rocky
- rough
- rowdy
- rude
- ruffian
- ruined
- ruinous
- ruled out
- salacious
- sassy
- senseless
- separate
- shameful
- shattered
- sheepheaded
- shifting
- short-sighted
- sick
- silly
- simple
- simpleminded
- singular
- sinister
- slow
- smart
- smart alecky
- specious
- star-crossed
- strange
- stricken
- stupid
- superfluous
- supplementary
- tacky
- tasteless
- tawdry
- thoughtless
- too great
- too much
- tricked
- trifling
- trivial
- troubled
- troublesome
- twisted
- unable
- unacceptable
- unadapted
- unadvised
- unallowable
- unapt
- unassociated
- unattached
- unattractive
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unbalanced
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncivil
- uncomely
- uncongenial
- unconnected
- unconscionable
- unconventional
- uncool
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- under wrong impression
- underhanded
- undeserved
- undeserving
- undesirable
- undexterous
- undignified
- undue
- unequipped
- unessential
- uneven
- unfacile
- unfair
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unfitting
- unflattering
- unfortunate
- unfounded
- ungodly
- ungracious
- unhandsome
- unhandy
- unhappy
- unhealthy
- unimportant
- unintelligent
- unintelligible
- uninvited
- unique
- unjust
- unjustifiable
- unjustified
- unlawful
- unlike
- unlikely
- unlovely
- unmannerly
- unmeasurable
- unmeet
- unmerited
- unnatural
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unofficial
- unorthodox
- unpredictable
- unproficient
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unprosperous
- unqualified
- unreal
- unreasonable
- unrefined
- unrelated
- unreliable
- unrequired
- unsatisfactory
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsensible
- unsightly
- unskilled
- unsound
- unsuccessful
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- untrue
- unusual
- unwanted
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- unwelcome
- unwise
- unworkable
- unworthy
- useless
- vacuous
- valueless
- vile
- vulgar
- warranted
- warring
- way off
- weird
- whale of difference
- wide of mark
- wide of the mark
- wild
- without reference
- witless
- wretched
- wrong
- wrong number
- wrong-number
- wrongly identified
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