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in·ap·pro·pri·ate

inappropriate

pronunciation:
In pro pri iht
part of speech: adjective
definition: not suitable or fitting; not appropriate.
an inappropriate dress for the occasion
antonyms:
appropriate, apt, proper, suitable
similar words:
improper, incongruous, inconvenient, inept, out of place, unbecoming, unhappy, unseemly, wrong
derivations: inappropriately (adv.), inappropriateness (n.)