Her dress was very unbecoming.
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Unbecoming
//ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ//
Synonyms for "unbecoming" (121 found)
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5 entriesRelated terms
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2 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 9 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπρεπής adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Bulgarian
2 entries- неподходящ adj (not attractive)
- несъответстващ adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Dutch
4 entries- onaantrekkelijk adj (not attractive)
- onbetamelijk adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
- onflatteus adj (not attractive)
- ongepast adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Finnish
2 entries- mauton adj (not attractive)
- sopimaton adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
German
4 entries- unangebracht adj (not attractive)
- ungebührlich adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
- ungehörig adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
- ungehörig adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Hindi
1 entries- अशोभनीय adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Latin
1 entries- indecens adj (not in keeping with expected standards)
Māori
1 entries- hake adj (not attractive)
Spanish
2 entries- nada favorecedor adj (not attractive)
- poco favorecedor adj (not attractive)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
It's unbecoming to speak of money.
Source: tatoeba (915822)
Tom was discharged from the army for conduct unbecoming an officer.
Source: tatoeba (2923875)
Humans commit acts of cruelty, treachery, betrayal and violence that are unbecoming, considering how civilized they are.
Source: tatoeba (8966074)
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