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Synonyms for unseemly
ʌnˈsim liun·seem·ly

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  1. unseemlyadjective

    Antonyms:
    seemly

  2. unseemlyadjective

    He was drunk and made some very unseemly comments.

    Antonyms:
    seemly

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  1. unseemly

    Synonyms:
    unbecoming, indecorous, unsuitable, unfit, unbefitting

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untowardadjective

    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

    "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

    Synonyms:
    indelicate, indecorous, inauspicious, untoward, unbecoming, indecent, uncomely, adverse

    Antonyms:
    proper

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  1. unseemlyadjective

    Synonyms:
    improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent

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  1. unseemlyadjective

    Synonyms:
    unbecoming, improper, indecorous

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  1. List of paraphrases for "unseemly":

    inappropriate, improper, undignified

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5680adverse
#7392inappropriate
#13530improper
#17452awkward
#24702unsuitable
#29642unfit
#30442indecent
#72742unseemly
#79668untoward
#80903unbecoming
#122439undignified
#137695inauspicious
#230883indelicate

How to use unseemly in a sentence?

  1. Sean Reyes:

    When I saw the dirty, unseemly side of all of that up close as we were working on that case, I started asking my investigators how serious this problem is domestically, like a lot of other Utahns, I was not aware of what was going on under our own noses.

  2. The Smithsonian:

    It is unseemly for the taxpayers who fund the museum to be forced to play a role in rehabilitating Cosby's image. the National Museum of African Art is aware of the recent revelations about Bill Cosby’s behavior. The museum in no way condones this behavior.

  3. Ari Wilkenfeld:

    It does seem unseemly for Standards and Practices to make more than a gentle suggestion... to defend a principal such as Tom Brokaw. linda Vester is glad that the conversation about sexual harassment issues is continuing and Linda Vester will have much more to say very soon.

  4. Roger Pilon:

    Today, of course, the redistributive powers of Congress are everywhere -- except in the Constitution. The result is the feeding frenzy that is modern Washington, the Hobbesian war of all against all as each tries to get his share and more of the common pot the tax system fills. ... It is unseemly and wrong. More than that, it is unconstitutional, whatever the slim and cowed majority on the New Deal Court may have said.

  5. Matthew Vadum:

    The Cosby art collection displayed in the National Museum of African Art serves as part of this man's public relations offensive while the public battle over his misdeeds rages, it is unseemly for the taxpayers who fund the museum to be forced to play a role in rehabilitating Cosby's image.


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