inappropriate
Syllables: in·ap·pro·pri·ate/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/US/ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/
inappropriate adjective: not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
Adjective
inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)
- Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
- It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
- The violent movie is inappropriate for school.
- Synonyms:
- inept
- Improper; adult; sexual.
- kids saying inappropriate things
- (of an action or thing) vile or unpleasant; repulsive.
- Discrimination and abuse are examples of inappropriate actions.
- Too vile.
inappropriate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inappropriate in Hindi
- not appropriate or suitable
- अनुचित anucit, अशोभनीय aśobhnīya
inappropriate in Tamil
- முறையற்ற, தகாத, பொருத்தமற்ற
inappropriate in Marathi
- inappropriate, unsuitable, out of place
- भलते bhalte
inappropriate in Urdu
- inappropriate
- ناروا nāravā
More languagesFewer languages
- inappropriate in Bengali
- অযথা ojotha
- inappropriate in Telugu
- అనుచితం
- inappropriate in Malayalam
- അനുചിത, അയുക്ത, അനാശാസ്യ, അസമീചീന
- inappropriate in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕುದಲ್ಲದ, ಅನುಚಿತ, ಅಸಮಂಜಸ, ಹೊಂದದ
- inappropriate in Punjabi
- ਅਣਉਚਿਤ
- inappropriate in Gujarati
- અયોગ્ય ayogya
- inappropriate in Odia
- ଅନୁପଯୁକ୍ତ, ଅନୁପଯୁକ୍ତ |, ଅନୁଚିତ
- inappropriate in Nepali
- अनुपयुक्त, अनुचित
Examples of inappropriate in a sentence
- If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them.
- Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate.
- His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
Synonyms of inappropriate
Forms of inappropriate
| comparative | more inappropriate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inappropriate |
Origin of inappropriate
From in- + appropriate.
Words formed from inappropriate
Questions about inappropriate
- What does inappropriate mean?
- Inappropriate means not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
- What is inappropriate in Hindi?
- Inappropriate in Hindi is अनुचित (anucit), अशोभनीय (aśobhnīya). See Inappropriate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inappropriate?
- Inappropriate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inappropriate?
- Inappropriate is pronounced /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/ (UK).
Words near inappropriate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inappropriate (page history and authors); inappropriate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); भलते (Marathi) (page history and authors); ناروا (Urdu) (page history and authors); অযথা (Bengali) (page history and authors); inappropriate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inappropriate (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inappropriate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inappropriate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inappropriate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inappropriate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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