unbecoming

The word “unbecoming” has 4 syllables: un-be-com-ing

It's pronounced as /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for unbecoming?

In the thesaurus, “unbecoming” has 79 synonyms and 65 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unbecoming along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unbecoming

  • amiss
  • awkward
  • bad
  • banned
  • barred
  • blamable
  • blameworthy
  • censurable
  • clumsy
  • disallowed
  • discreditable
  • extraneous
  • forbidden
  • gauche
  • graceless
  • ill-suited
  • immaterial
  • improper
  • inapplicable
  • inapposite
  • inappropriate
  • inapt
  • incompatible
  • incongruous
  • inconsistent
  • incorrect
  • indecent
  • indecorous
  • indelicate
  • inept
  • infelicitous
  • inopportune
  • interdicted
  • irrelative
  • irrelevant
  • maladroit
  • malapropos
  • misbecoming
  • mismatched
  • naughty
  • offensive
  • out of place
  • out of the way
  • outlawed
  • perverse
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • rough
  • salacious
  • sinful
  • tacky
  • tasteless
  • unacceptable
  • unapt
  • unattractive
  • unbefitting
  • uncomely
  • uncongenial
  • undue
  • unfair
  • unfit
  • unfitting
  • unflattering
  • unfortunate
  • ungodly
  • ungraceful
  • unhandsome
  • unhappy
  • unlovely
  • unsatisfactory
  • unseasonable
  • unseemly
  • unsightly
  • unsuitable
  • unsuited
  • untimely
  • untoward
  • unworthy
  • wrong

Antonyms for unbecoming

  • OK
  • abetted
  • acceptable
  • adequate
  • all right
  • allowed
  • applicable
  • apposite
  • appropriate
  • approved
  • apropos
  • apt
  • authorized
  • balanced
  • becoming
  • befitting
  • blameless
  • commendable
  • companionate
  • compatible
  • congenial
  • congruous
  • consonant
  • correct
  • creditable
  • decent
  • decorous
  • encouraged
  • endorsed
  • exemplary
  • felicitous
  • fine
  • fit
  • fitting
  • fortunate
  • genteel
  • germane
  • happy
  • harmonious
  • indorsed
  • irreproachable
  • kosher
  • licensed
  • material
  • meet
  • okay
  • opportune
  • passable
  • pat
  • permitted
  • pointed
  • promoted
  • proper
  • relative
  • relevant
  • respectable
  • right
  • sanctioned
  • satisfactory
  • seasonable
  • seemly
  • suitable
  • supported
  • timely
  • tolerable

Meanings of unbecoming

  • verb
    1. To misbecome.
  • noun
    1. The process by which something unbecomes.
  • adjective
    1. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
    2. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.

Example Sentences

  • His rude behavior at the dinner was quite unbecoming.
  • Wearing such casual clothes to a formal event is unbecoming.
  • The way she spoke to her colleagues was unbecoming of a manager.
  • It was an unbecoming display of anger in a public place.
  • The bright neon colors of the dress were rather unbecoming on her.

On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unbecoming, such as: OK, abetted, acceptable, adequate, all right, allowed, amiss.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • abominable
  • atrocious
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  • banned
  • barred
  • base
  • blamable
  • blameworthy
  • censurable
  • condemned
  • contemptible
  • corrupt
  • criminal
  • cruel
  • cursed
  • curst
  • cussed
  • dark
  • debased
  • debauched
  • defiling
  • degenerate
  • depraved
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • dirty
  • disallowed
  • discouraged
  • dishonest
  • dishonorable
  • disreputable
  • dissolute
  • dreadful
  • errant
  • erring
  • evil
  • evil-minded
  • execrable
  • fallen
  • flagitious
  • flagrant
  • forbidden
  • foul
  • glaring
  • gross
  • heinous
  • horrible
  • ignoble
  • ill
  • illegal
  • immoral
  • improper
  • incorrect
  • indecent
  • indecorous
  • infamous
  • infernal
  • iniquitous
  • interdicted
  • libertine
  • loose
  • lousy
  • low
  • low-minded
  • mean
  • miscreant
  • miserable
  • monstrous
  • nasty
  • naughty
  • noxious
  • objectionable
  • obscene
  • odious
  • offensive
  • opprobrious
  • outlawed
  • outrageous
  • pernicious
  • perverse
  • perverted
  • pestilential
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • putrid
  • rank
  • reprehensible
  • reprobate
  • rotten
  • scrofulous
  • shameful
  • sick
  • sinful
  • snide
  • sordid
  • treacherous
  • ugly
  • unauthorized
  • unbecoming
  • unclean
  • unethical
  • ungodly
  • unhealthy
  • unlawful
  • unprincipled
  • unrighteous
  • unsavory
  • unscrupulous
  • unseemly
  • unwholesome
  • vicious
  • vile
  • villainous
  • vulgar
  • wicked
  • wretched
  • wrong

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