The untimely death of my wife has brought down the curtain on over 50 years of happily married life.
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Untimely
//ʌnˈtaɪmli//
Synonyms for "untimely" (159 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (79)
moratorynever on timenot firmobstructedoff baseout of characterout of jointout of keepingout of lineout of phaseout of placeout of proportionout of seasonout of timeout of tuneoverdueoverhastyoversoonprecipitateprecocious
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prematurelypreviousretardedrushedslowsoonstoppedtardytoo earlytoo latetoo soonunadaptedunaptunbecomingunbefittinguncomelyuncrystallizedundesirableundueunfavorableunfitunfittedunfittingunfortunateunhandyunhappyunjelledunluckyunmaturedunmeditatedunmeetunpremeditatedunpreparedunprofitableunpropitiousunpunctualunqualifiedunreadyunripeunseasonableunseemlyunsuitableunsuiteduntowardunwisewrong
Adjective(3 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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41 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄωρος adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ненавременен adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- преждевре́менен adj (early; premature)
Catalan
1 entries- intempestiu adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Czech
1 entries- předčasný adj (early; premature)
Estonian
2 entries- ajakohatu adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- enneaegne adj (early; premature)
Finnish
2 entries- ennenaikainen adj (early; premature)
- huonosti ajoitettu adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
French
2 entries- intempestif adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- vert adj (early; premature)
Galician
1 entries- intempestivo adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
German
4 entries- frühzeitig adj (early; premature)
- unpassend adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- verfrüht adj (early; premature)
- viel zu früh adj (early; premature)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉 adv (prematurely)
Greek
1 entries- ανεπίκαιρος adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Ingrian
1 entries- ennenaikain adj (early; premature)
Irish
1 entries- antráthach adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Italian
4 entries- improvviso adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- inaspettato adj (early; premature)
- inatteso adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- inopportuno adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Kazakh
1 entries- мезгілсіз adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Latin
2 entries- intempestus adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- praecox adj (early; premature)
Polish
2 entries- nie w porę adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- przedwczesny adj (early; premature)
Portuguese
1 entries- intempestivo adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Russian
2 entries- несвоевре́менный adj (early; premature)
- преждевре́менный adj (early; premature)
Swedish
1 entries- oläglig adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
Welsh
3 entries- anamserol adj (taking place at an inopportune time)
- annhymhoraidd adj (early; premature)
- cynamserol adj (early; premature)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Those loved by many are liable to untimely death.
Source: tatoeba (274899)
His untimely statement has not only let the cat out of the bag but also upset the apple cart for the peace move.
Source: tatoeba (286536)
There is no such thing as an untimely erection.
Source: tatoeba (2943261)
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