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
In the years since Liu came forward, Murray has faced several other allegations of inappropriate behavior on set.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Even when your child doesn’t actively seek inappropriate content, seemingly innocent searches can produce shocking results.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In his Wednesday interview on French radio, French FM Barrot suggested that Musk's interventions in European nations' domestic politics were even more inappropriate because Musk is part of President-elect Trump's government-in-waiting.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
John Anthony Ayala, of Colton and who previously worked at Inland Peak Performance and F1 Training in San Bernardino, sent inappropriate texts to the girl, according to a Jan. 3 news release by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Highland station.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Even when your child doesn’t actively seek inappropriate content, seemingly innocent searches can produce shocking results.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In his Wednesday interview on French radio, French FM Barrot suggested that Musk's interventions in European nations' domestic politics were even more inappropriate because Musk is part of President-elect Trump's government-in-waiting.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
John Anthony Ayala, of Colton and who previously worked at Inland Peak Performance and F1 Training in San Bernardino, sent inappropriate texts to the girl, according to a Jan. 3 news release by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Highland station.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate
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The following year, regulators ruled that the company is unsuitable to operate its casinos in Sydney and Queensland, placing them under government supervision.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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That's because Blue Origin aims to recover the first stage of the New Glenn rocket, and sea states in the Atlantic Ocean have been unsuitable for an initial attempt to catch the first stage booster on a drone ship.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
11 Jan. 2025
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Silver was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, improper use of registration plates, traveling unreasonably fast and improper rear lamps.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards, including an employee preparing food with jewelry and improper food storage.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2025
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Hassan quizzed him on different aspects of Medicare and his answers were incorrect.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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But Patel's information was incorrect: the Nigerians had not given their approval.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Turning her spa into a pre-NYFW destination, Marc first started her career as a way to treat her own skin, including hyperpigmentation which disproportionately affects darker skin tones, and laser hair removal which is often unsafe (if the wrong laser is used) to perform on our tones.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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Not that there’s anything wrong with people there, but no one should have that much knowledge about what people think about you.—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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Witherspoon presents Margot not as some unhappy bachelorette, but as a modern, self-reliant woman.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Thailand-set season sees a new crop of unhappy, rich vacationers at a luxurious resort.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Already, we’ve been disappointed by the body’s willingness to sign off on unfit nominees like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but here is where there must be a bipartisan drawing of the line.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Even Democrats, who say Patel is unqualified and unfit for the role, seemed resigned to his fate.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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If there’s no media deal, the grant-of-rights is irrelevant.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, those other questions were irrelevant to Saul co-creator Peter Gould, who only cared about the survival and health of his leading man and friend, and who assumed the series would stop abruptly if Odenkirk died or simply couldn’t return.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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