malapropos

adjective

Definition of malaproposnext
as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation a newscaster's malapropos attempt at humor upon the death of a beloved figure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malapropos
  1. inappropriate
  2. unsuitable
  3. improper
  4. incorrect
  5. wrong
  6. unhappy
  7. unfit
Adjective
  • The defense also highlighted that specific allegations about inappropriate touching weren’t made until late November 2019 during the investigation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This shift would enable regulators to identify and address issues promptly–whether inappropriate coding patterns or emerging care delivery challenges – through gradual, annual adjustments rather than dramatic overhauls.
    Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of inappropriate
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
  • Notably, the inspector general's review said there was no evidence that the investigations were influenced by politics or other improper considerations.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The final ingredient of the DOGE cocktail is the potential improper conduct of the entity itself.
    Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • But the chances of an offer shared with applicants interested in NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies and Millennium High School were incorrect due to an error in the programs’ seat availability.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But an incorrect response loses any points the team might’ve already gained from this clue, and another team is allowed to steal.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Available in a wide array of waist sizes from S to 3XL, this adjustable belt — which has seven holes — is almost hard to go wrong in terms of sizing.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrong
Adjective
  • Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • The head of the ruling People Power Party turned course from Thursday in announcing that the president is unfit to lead the country.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The team used a P.E. locker room at the stadium since the normal visitors locker room has been unfit for use recently due to a sewage issue, according to MCSD public information officer Matt Jenkins.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
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