Synonyms for untoward
ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtoʊrdun·to·ward

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1. untowardadjective

   Unruly, troublesome.

   Synonyms:
   unruly, fractious, uncontrollable, difficult, stubborn, troublesome

2. untowardadjective

   Unseemly, improper.

   Synonyms:
   improper, unseemly, immodest

3. untowardadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconvenient, unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, disadvantageous

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1. untoward

   Perverse (Latin perversus, turned the wrong way) signifies wilfully wrong or erring, unreasonably set against right, reason, or authority. The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him. The petulant person frets, but may comply; the perverse individual may be smooth or silent, but is wilfully intractable. Wayward refers to a perverse disregard of morality and duty; froward is practically obsolete; untoward is rarely heard except in certain phrases; as, untoward circumstances. Compare OBSTINATE.

   Synonyms:
   contrary, factious, fractious, froward, intractable, obstinate, perverse, petulant, stubborn, ungovernable, wayward, wilful

   Antonyms:
   accommodating, amenable, complaisant, compliant, genial, governable, kind, obliging

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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, unbecoming, indecent, uncomely, unseemly, adverse

   Antonyms:
   favourable, favorable, proper

2. adverse, inauspicious, untowardadjective

   contrary to your interests or welfare

   "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

   Synonyms:
   unseemly, indecorous, inauspicious, contrary, ill, unbecoming, adverse, uncomely, indecent, ominous, unfortunate

   Antonyms:
   favorable, favourable, proper

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1. untowardadjective

   Synonyms:
   1. froward, perverse, intractable, stubborn, refractory

2. untowardadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconvenient, unmanageable, annoying, troublesome, vexatious

3. untowardadjective

   Synonyms:
   awkward, ungainly, ungraceful, uncouth

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1. List of paraphrases for "untoward":

   unpleasant, unfortunate, unfavourable, unfavorable

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How to use untoward in a sentence?

1. Charlotte Guttridge:

   Throughout the trip, Otto behaved as a typical tourist - taking pictures, enjoying himself. We had no indication that anything untoward had happened until the airport.

2. Ruari Ewing:

   Our members take their responsibilities in this area extremely seriously, and were something untoward to be found out by this review, I would be surprised.

3. James Kelly:

   A ragged colt may prove a good horse. And so may an untoward slovenly boy prove a decent and useful man.

4. Ashley Alder:

   If you react to that by piling more intervention on intervention, you encourage more untoward risk taking and you end up with even greater amount of mis-priced risk.

5. David Mitrani:

   E Street Group provides multiple different services to Ilhan for Congress under an arms-length contract fundraising, digital advertising and the like, as a part of those services, the principals of E Street Group travel around the country fundraising for the Congresswoman. There is nothing untoward about this, nor anything illegal about it and the complaint even misstates the law on travel reimbursements (as it is not required for payments to vendors, only for payments specifically to individuals).