Unseemly

Synonyms for "unseemly" (211 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Adjective(1 words)
decadent

Strong matches (63)

Adjective(3 words)
immoralindecorousiniquitous
Adjective(2 words)
indecentindecorous

Related words (105)

nastynaughtynot donenot the thingobsceneoff baseoff coloroff-baseoff-coloroffensiveoffensivelyorderout of characterout of jointout of keepingout of lineout of placeout of proportionout of seasonout of time
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out of tuneout-of-lineoutlandishoutrageouspaleraffishribaldlyridiculousrisqueroughroughlyrowdyruderudelyruffianlysacrilegiousscandalousseamysexyshamefulshamelesssinfulspicysuggestivetastelessterribleunadaptedunaptunbefittingunbeseeminguncalled-foruncourtlyuncouthuncouthlyundecorousundesirableundignifiedundueuneuphoniousunfelicitousunfitunfittedunfittingunfortunateungenteelungentlemanlyungodlyungracefulunhappyunladylikeunlawfulunlikelyunmeetunnaturalunpolishedunprofessionalunprofitableunqualifiedunrefinedunrighteousunscrupulousunseasonableunsuitableunsuiteduntastefuluntastefullyuntimelyuntowardunwisevulgarvulgarlywickedwrongwrongful
Adjective(2 words)
unbecomingunethical
Adjective(3 words)
unbecominguncomelyuntoward

Related word relations

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7 relation types

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived from

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distinct from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

53 translations across 26 languages.

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Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • ἀεικής adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • ἀπρεπής adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • ἀσχήμων adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • неприличен adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • непристоен adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 不体面的 adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Czech

1 entries
  • nevhodný adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Danish

2 entries
  • upassende adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • usømmelig adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Dutch

4 entries
  • onbehoorlijk adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • onbetamelijk adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • onfatsoenlijk adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • ongepast adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • maldeca adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • malkonvena adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ebaviisakas adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • näotu adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Finnish

1 entries
  • sopimaton adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

French

1 entries
  • malséant adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Galician

1 entries
  • impropio adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

German

4 entries
  • unangebracht adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • unpassend adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • unschicklich adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • unziemlich adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Hindi

2 entries
  • अनुचित adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • अशोभनीय adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Ido

2 entries
  • desdecanta adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • nedecanta adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Italian

4 entries
  • inappropriato adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • indecoroso adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • indicibile adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • irripetibile adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Latvian

2 entries
  • nepiedienīgs adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • nepieklājīgs adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Māori

1 entries
  • hake adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • upassende adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Polish

3 entries
  • nieodpowiedni adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • niestosowny adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • niewłaściwy adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • impróprio adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Russian

3 entries
  • неподоба́ющий adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • непристойный adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • неуместный adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • mì-cheanalta adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • mì-innealta adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Spanish

4 entries
  • desubicado adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • extemporal adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • extemporáneo adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)
  • impropio adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Swedish

1 entries
  • opassande adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ненале́жний adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Welsh

1 entries
  • anweddus adj (inconsistent with standards, etc.)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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My grandmother thinks it's unseemly for me to be dating my history professor.

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The sorceress turned Tom into a bear as punishment for his unseemly behavior.

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Asking for seconds would be unseemly.

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It would be unseemly to remarry the day after the divorce becomes final.

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