Synonyms of inapposite

inapposite

adjective

(ˌ)i-ˈna-pə-zət 

1

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

that comparison is completely inapposite; there are no parallels between the two books at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• improper
• wrong
• incorrect
• irrelevant
• unfit
• unhappy
• inapt
• unfortunate
• infelicitous
• incongruous
• unseemly
• unbecoming
• out of the way
• indecorous
• perverse
• out of place
• inapplicable
• inept
• amiss
• inconsistent
• graceless
• malapropos
• untoward
• unacceptable
• unapt
• immaterial
• awkward
• bad
• untimely
• extraneous
• uncongenial
• inopportune
• unseasonable
• incompatible
• naughty
• irrelative
• forbidden
• barred
• sinful
• unsatisfactory
• blameworthy
• mismatched
• prohibited
• censurable
• blamable
• disallowed
• gauche
• ungraceful
• proscribed
• outlawed
• interdicted
• misbecoming
• banned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appropriate
• right
• correct
• proper
• suitable
• becoming
• apposite
• relevant
• applicable
• relative
• meet
• timely
• happy
• fitting
• apt
• felicitous
• genteel
• fortunate
• decorous
• fit
• permitted
• pointed
• opportune
• seasonable
• congenial
• material
• compatible
• pat
• seemly
• harmonious
• germane
• authorized
• adequate
• befitting
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• apropos
• endorsed
• approved
• licensed
• kosher
• all right
• allowed
• okay
• fine
• sanctioned
• OK
• supported
• promoted
• tolerable
• decent
• exemplary
• commendable
• respectable
• creditable
• encouraged
• passable
• irreproachable
• balanced
• consonant
• blameless
• indorsed
• abetted
• congruous
• companionate

2

as in irrelevant

not having anything to do with the matter at hand

a speech laden with inapposite anecdotes and unfunny jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irrelevant
• inapplicable
• immaterial
• meaningless
• impertinent
• extraneous
• inappropriate
• beside the point
• irrelative
• neither here nor there
• incidental
• tangential
• moot
• useless
• peripheral
• unimportant
• unsuitable
• inconsequential
• insignificant
• pointless
• tangent
• inane
• inapt
• empty
• dead
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pertinent
• relevant
• relative
• applicable
• important
• apposite
• pointed
• germane
• significant
• meaningful
• material
• apropos
• useful
• appropriate
• sensible
• suitable
• apt
• fit

Examples of inapposite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Supreme Court indeed raised Flood and explained the cases were, at best, inapposite. —Marc Edelman, Forbes, 21 June 2021

Then there is Beinart’s inapposite comparison between this president’s rhetoric on these themes and the rhetoric of President George W. Bush. —Daniel Foster, The Atlantic, 10 July 2017