unmeet

adjective

Definition of unmeetnext
as in unseemly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmeet
  1. unseemly
  2. improper
  3. inappropriate
  4. unbecoming
  5. unfit
  6. inapplicable
  7. unsuitable
  8. unfitting
Adjective
  • The committee had by this time earned a reputation for unseemly grandstanding, and White played this to his advantage.
    Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
  • But what finally derailed the case was the Nixon administration’s unseemly overtures to the judge.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • The filing also details various legal proceedings, including investigations by the DOJ and SEC related to allegations of improper billing and remuneration.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • However, an investigation by the Associated Press found that the film was based on flawed and improper analysis of cell phone location data.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • Refuse to let anyone talk you into something inappropriate or expensive.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • With nowhere else to turn, Gregory calls his dad for honest advice, hoping to find one person who agrees that fighting a student’s parent would be inappropriate.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.
    Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • To have lived through an encompassing albeit unbecoming love and have survived it with all the parts of herself intact feels like a triumph.
    Vulture, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022
Definition of unbecoming
Adjective
  • In my view, Trump is grossly unfit to be president, in both mind and character — especially the latter.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The former Trump employee, who has a Harvard Law School degree, has campaigned against Trump during the election, branding him unfit for office.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Another possible argument is the arbitrators’ decision is irrational given the evidence and testimony or, similarly, the arbitrators relied on materials and insights that were inapplicable or vulnerable to bias.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Its primary argument, unsurprisingly, takes on just how outdated and inapplicable the law the FBI has invoked is.
    Kim Zetter, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2016
Definition of inapplicable
Adjective
  • The state purchased the area in 1929 after settlers cleared much of the land for farming but found the soil unsuitable.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The site borders the Sweetwater neighborhood, and the city of Bee Cave claims the industrial nature of the business park is unsuitable for neighboring residents, citing pollution, traffic and noise as issues that could arise.
    Samantha Greyson, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Aug. 2024
Definition of unsuitable
Adjective
  • Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
    Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 5 May 2022
Definition of unfitting
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“Unmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmeet. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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