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- See:
- place
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| definition 1: |
in a wrong, unfitting, or untypical location.
It was obvious that someone had been in her office, because everything on her desk was out of place.The antique chair looked out of place among all the modern furniture in the living room.I don't know how to act at these fancy parties and I always feel out of place.- synonyms:
- dislocated, misplaced
- similar words:
- topsy-turvy, untidy
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| definition 2: |
not fitting or appropriate.
That remark was out of place, and I think you should apologize.- synonyms:
- improper, inappropriate, incongruous, unseemly, unsuitable
- similar words:
- out of bounds
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| related words: |
inconvenient, stray |
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