Synonyms for improper
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-prop-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɒp ər |
Top 10 synonyms for improper
- abnormal
- at odds
- bad form
- blue
- dirty
- discordant
- discrepant
- ill-timed
- impolite
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inapt
- incongruous
- indecorous
- indelicate
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- irregular
- lewd
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- malodorous
- naughty
- odd
- off-base
- out-of-place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- risqué
- rough
- salacious
- suggestive
- unapt
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- unconventional
- undue
- unequitable
- unethical
- unfit
- unfitting
- ungodly
- unjust
- unrighteous
- unrightful
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- unwarranted
- wrong
- wrongful
Définition of improper
Origin :- mid-15c., "not true," from French impropre (14c.), from Latin improprius, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + proprius (see proper). Meaning "not suited, unfit" is from 1560s; that of "not in accordance with good manners, modesty, decency" is from 1739. Related: Improperly (late 14c.).
- adj not suitable
- adj vulgar, immoral
- For my own part, I thought pride in his case an improper subject for raillery.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is also, in the present acceptation of the word, improper.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Before we quit this island, it will not, perhaps, be improper to mention some things about it.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- I am but the son of poor parents, and may have been tempted to some things that are improper.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The improper connections were soon removed and others substituted.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- He would undoubtedly have described it as both "insanitary and improper."
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- "I certainly shall do nothing so improper," returned Diana severely.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- It's improper; yes, you may say what you like, it's improper.'
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- But what was proper and what was improper was sorely muddled together in her brain.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- The improper feeding of children is the great cause of infant mortality.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
Antonyms for improper
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