Genteel and Unbecoming

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Genteel adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

Usage example: those bygone days when young women were taught how to drink tea while wearing long gloves and other genteel ways of behaving

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Unbecoming is an antonym for genteel.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Unbecoming adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

Usage example: boorish behavior that is unbecoming to an officer

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Genteel is an antonym for unbecoming.

Nearby Word: unbecomingly

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Unbecoming and Genteel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteel/unbecoming

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