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Adjectives (6)
unsuitable
adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"
undesirable
adj. not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
unacceptable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
inapplicable
adj. not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students"
wrong, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
Fuzzynyms (32)
objectionable, unpleasant, obnoxious
adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
unfit
adj. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
undesirable
adj. not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"
wrong, inappropriate, incorrect
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
unworthy
adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
wrong, unsuitable, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
unacceptable, unsuitable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
Synonyms (46)
fearful, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable
adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
mischievous, naughty, badly behaved
adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"
corked, corky
adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"
sorry, pitiful, sad, deplorable, lamentable, woeful
adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
severe, distressing
adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
disturbing
adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
fine, pretty
adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
tough, hard
adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
horrid
adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
incompetent, unskilled
adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
negative
adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
poor
adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
swingeing
adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
uncollectible
adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
unfavorable, unfavourable
adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
unacceptable, unsatisfactory
adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"
disqualified
adj. disqualified by law or rule or provision
disqualified
adj. barred from competition for violation of rules; "a disqualified player"
illegal
adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
unentitled
adj. having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled"
subhuman
adj. unfit for human beings; "subhuman conditions of life"
digressive, tangential
adj. of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
impertinent, immaterial, extraneous
adj. not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
undue
adj. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
Antonyms (6)
appropriate, suitable, suited
adj. meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
relevant
adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"
applicable
adj. capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"
appropriate
adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
unsuitable
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