as in unsuitable
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
a bathing suit is inappropriate dress for strolling the streets of this seaside village
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Recent Examples of inappropriate
The inappropriate language Trooper Proctor used in private text messages read aloud in open court were mistakes that may warrant discipline and corrective action.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Death threats are a wildly inappropriate response to this matter.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
In the Confucian culture of Han China, such actions were considered highly inappropriate for women, but Empress Dowager Ling carried them out while holding the Chinese title of empress dowager.
—Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Identify scenarios where human oversight is essential and prevent inappropriate AI autonomy over sensitive business areas.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Death threats are a wildly inappropriate response to this matter.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
In the Confucian culture of Han China, such actions were considered highly inappropriate for women, but Empress Dowager Ling carried them out while holding the Chinese title of empress dowager.
—Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Identify scenarios where human oversight is essential and prevent inappropriate AI autonomy over sensitive business areas.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate
Adjective
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Medicare, the health insurance program for senior citizens, racked up $54.3 billion in improper payments last year.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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This can happen due to simple things like the passage of time, changes in circumstance or improper categorization.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Do not sign an immigration form that includes incorrect information or blanks.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hallucinations, on the other hand, occur when an AI system is asked to provide factual information or perform specific tasks but instead generates incorrect or misleading content while presenting it as accurate.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the case of the Ruscha photographs, computer vision was simply wrong.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rhian, who grew up traveling and eating street food without issue, never expected anything to go wrong.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite that success, Willard was unhappy with the program’s financial commitments.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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The extra time will presumably be used to fix whatever about the season executives are unhappy with.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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These individuals—who meet all military requirements, are deployed worldwide, and serve with distinction—are now labeled unfit based on a characteristic that has nothing to do with their abilities or performance.—
Carlos Del Toro,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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When the Gulf War broke out in 1990, many staffers resisted covering it at all, deeming it a jingoistic exercise unfit for media participation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Trump, from his first weeks in office, has instead threatened to render Congress almost irrelevant.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The drawing order of the five white balls is irrelevant.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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