What is "inapposite" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does inapposite mean in English? Meaning of inapposite definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "inapposite" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "inapposite": of an inappropriate or misapplied nature

Adjective

  • Meaning: of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
  • Synonyms: inapposite out of place
  • Similar: malapropos
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɪnˈæpəzɪt/

  • Adjective: inappropriate, not suitable for the situation 1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria This remark, so ludicrously inapposite to, or rather, incongruous with, the purpose, for which I was known to have visited Birmingham, ... produced an involuntary and general burst of laughter;1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria This remark, so ludicrously inapposite to, or rather, incongruous with, the purpose, for which I was known to have visited Birmingham, ... produced an involuntary and general burst of laughter;
  • Synonyms:

    additional, immaterial, incidental, unnecessary, supplementary, unrelated, unconnected, superfluous, nonessential, accidental, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, impertinent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inappropriate, needless, peripheral, pointless, redundant, unessential, inessential, off the subject, accidental, adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic, heterogeneous, immaterial, impertinent, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, repugnant, unrelated, inconsonant, irrelative, unassimilable, uncharacteristic, unimportant, trivial, meaningless, extraneous, inconsequential, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate, inconsiderate, insignificant, trifling, unnecessary, inconsiderable, inessential, irrelative, matter of indifference, no big deal, no never mind, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, incorrect, unwarranted, inadmissible, inaccurate, irregular, inappropriate, wrong, erroneous, awkward, ill-advised, imprudent, abnormal, bad form, discordant, discrepant, ill-timed, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapt, incongruous, inexpedient, inharmonious, inopportune, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, preposterous, uncalled-for, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, infelicitous, unapt, unbefitting, uncomely, false, at odds, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, unfitting, extraneous, foreign, garbage, immaterial, impertinent, inappropriate, inapt, inconsistent, irrelevant, remote, unsuitable, unsuited, inappurtenant, inapropos, irrelative, awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, gauche, ill-suited, improper, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, jejune, maladroit, malapropos, slow, stupid, unable, unfit, unskilled, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, infelicitous, ill-adapted, ill-fitted, inadept, undexterous, unfacile, unhandy, unmeet, unproficient, immaterial, trivial, inappropriate, inconsequential, extraneous, unnecessary, unimportant, unrelated, pointless, insignificant, foreign, garbage, impertinent, inapplicable, inapt, out of order, outside, remote, unconnected, inconsequent, unapt, inappurtenant, inapropos, not connected with, not germane, not pertaining to, off the point, off the topic, out of place, without reference, inapt, inopportune, tactless, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely, infelicitous, uncalled for, ineligible, inadmissible, incompatible, inadequate, incongruous, unacceptable, improper, unfit, unsuited, irrelevant, clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill-suited, inapt, inconsistent, inharmonious, jarring, malapropos, senseless, unbecoming, uncalled-for, undue, unmatched, unseasonable, unseemly, infelicitous, interfering, unbefitting, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, unfitting, abnormal, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, preposterous, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong, at odds, false, off-base, out of place, out-of-place, out-of-season, unfitting, abnormal, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, ill-advised, ill-timed, immodest, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, ludicrous, malapropos, preposterous, unbecoming, uncomely, undue, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, at odds, awkward, false, inept, irregular, naughty, odd, off-base, out of line, out of place, out-of-place, out-of-season, unapt, uncalled-for, unfit, unfitting, untoward, wrong,

    Antonyms:

    relevant, needed, appropriate, basic, pertinent, national, necessary, essential, important, material, integral, native, local, national, characteristic, known, relevant, native, familiar, regular, relevant, useful, worthwhile, valuable, meaningful, bodily, real, important, significant, essential, material, substantial, physical, solid, acceptable, appropriate, valid, honest, OK, suitable, wise, fitting, moral, correct, right, true, reasonable, accurate, proper, decent, formal, good, uncorrupt, applicable, related, relevant, suitable, competent, suitable, suited, apt, happy, meaningful, relevant, consequential, useful, valuable, worthwhile, appropriate, needed, pertinent, related, essential, important, substantial, significant, necessary, acceptable, suitable, appropriate, compatible, harmonious, fitting, qualified, able, proper,

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