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improper
adjective as in not suitable
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abnormal
- at odds
- bad form
- discordant
- discrepant
- ill-timed
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inapt
- incongruous
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- odd
- off-base
- out of place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- unapt
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- undue
- unfit
- unfitting
- unseasonable
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
adjective as in vulgar, immoral
Example Sentences
On Wednesday, the presidency acknowledged that "allegations of improper influence in delaying or hindering the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes have persisted from previous administrations".
Iran's defence ministry denied reports that the explosion was caused by the improper handling of a shipment of sodium perchlorate, a solid fuel used for ballistic missiles.
It was, he said, an illegal attempt to "impose unprecedented and improper control" over Harvard's operations.
Recently, in an executive order, President Trump directed the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution.
There can be no question that “intentionally marking people who are still living as dead” in the master file “is unheard of and improper,” Flick stated.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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