unbeseeming

adjective

Definition of unbeseemingnext
as in inappropriate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbeseeming
  1. inappropriate
  2. improper
  3. unseemly
  4. incongruous
  5. unsuitable
  6. inapplicable
  7. unfitting
  8. unfit
Adjective
  • This, of course, does not excuse inappropriate behavior toward customers.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The accusations include inappropriate touching and forcibly kissing an intern.
    Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • In early November, St. Philip officials reported to the Diocese of Nashville Safe Environment Office that a teen in the parish had made a report of improper touching involving Garcia.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.
    Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • This whole - this while issue of not being able to get in is - is unseemly.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The head of national intelligence in the first Trump term, Dan Coats, openly criticized Trump for his unseemly embrace of Putin and suggested the Russians own embarrassing secrets about him.
    Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • None of these stories or approaches ever feel incongruous with one another, or with the overall project.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Back in 2017, a plucky young singer named Billie Eilish burst onto the scene, equipped with haunting vocals, sharp lyrics, and a totally incongruous personal style.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of incongruous
Adjective
  • Human services settings can suffer tremendously from unsuitable employees, who may jeopardize the health, safety or dignity of those in their care.
    Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • That alone makes rainbow eucalyptus unsuitable for most yards, but this Southeast Asia native is also an invasive pest in the southernmost portions of the U.S. To avoid issues, some people are growing rainbow eucalyptus indoors.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of unsuitable
Adjective
  • These are responses that may sound correct at first, but turn out to be wrong (like your crazy uncle’s Thanksgiving table advice), often due to inapplicable or inaccurate information being used to train the models.
    Dean DeBiase, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Pavia could argue Bewley is inapplicable since while the Bewley brothers were paid to play in OTE, there is no comparable point for Pavia.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of inapplicable
Adjective
  • Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
    Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 5 May 2022
Definition of unfitting
Adjective
  • But that also would mean keeping the grossly unfit Patel from being confirmed.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In April, the indictment says, Feldstein failed a Shin Bet security-clearance check and was found unfit to handle highly classified material.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
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