Untoward and Wrong

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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

Wrong and untoward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Untoward".

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Wrong adjective – Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

Usage example: has a knack for saying just the wrong thing

Untoward and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Nearby Words: wrongful, wrongly, wronging, wronged, wrongfully

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Wrong and Untoward. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrong

Untoward & Wrong. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Apr. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrong>.

Wrong or Untoward. 2016. Accessed April 11, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrong.

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