Unbecoming

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering: an unbecoming dress.
  • adj. Not in accord with the standards implied by one's character or position: conduct unbecoming an officer. See Synonyms at improper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
  • adj. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not becoming; improper; indecent; indecorous.
  • Not befitting or suiting; not suitable or proper (for or in).
  • Not esthetically suited to the wearer, as an article of dress; not enhancing the beauty of its subject, as an attitude or a gesture.
  • n. A transition from existence into non-existence; dissolution.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  • Equivalent
    improper   
    Antonym
    becoming    befitting    suiting   
    Cross Reference
    improper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unsuitable    unfit    indecorous    improper    unbeseeming    unseemly    unworthy    misbecoming    uncomely    unmeet   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    becoming    coming    cumming    drumming    dumbing    forthcoming    humming    numbing    plumbing    strumming   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts