misbecoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
  • Some stars have no problem showing up with flat hair and mismatched looks—but best believe Miley will never be one of the stars.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The mismatched mattresses are occupied by men, women, and children – all migrants who intended to reach the United States but haven’t completed their journey.
    Abel Alvarado, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • All that’s missing from this run for Sampson is a national title, but whether that comes or not, this is a legendary stretch at a school that was a has-been, irrelevant in the sport with no sign of hope.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • That's a day where those two objects are completely irrelevant.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Though such investment had surged in 2017, a spike in 2019 prompted the first concerns that the departure to China of large amounts of American money was inconsistent with President Donald Trump’s goals.
    Derek Scissors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
  • However, his sophomore year was marred by injuries and inconsistent play.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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
Adjective
  • The inconvenience for residents, business owners, customers or guests is immaterial.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other organizations claimed the requirement violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits states from denying the right to vote because of an immaterial error.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The brand’s green values also drive the aesthetics — the clothing is stylish, and there’s not a lot of excess fabric, or extraneous detail.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
  • There is no need for this extraneous material; the focus should’ve remained on the operation itself.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Such incompatible geopolitical visions continue to be reflected in the maps produced.
    Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Some common reasons include snoring, restlessness, parasomnia, frequent trips to the bathroom or incompatible sleep schedules.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.
    Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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