Incorrect
Incorrect adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: chose the incorrect military uniform for the treaty ceremony
Untoward and incorrect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Incorrect".
Nearby Words: incorrectness, incorrectly
Untoward
Untoward adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: unfortunately, one of the symptoms of dementia can be a tendency to make untoward and often shocking remarks
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and incorrect
- inapt and untoward
- indelicate and incorrect
- indelicate and untoward
- indecent and incorrect
- indecent and untoward
- improper and incorrect
- improper and untoward
- unfit and incorrect
- unfit and untoward
- inappropriate and incorrect
- inappropriate and untoward
- unsuitable and incorrect
- unsuitable and untoward
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Untoward and Incorrect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incorrect/untoward
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