untoward

Meaning

1. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
2. Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
3. Unseemly, improper.

Synonyms

adverse

unfavorable

bad

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inauspicious

unfortunate

unseemly

indecorous

perverse

improper

indecent

unexpected

annoying

unbecoming

uncomely

vexatious

unfavourable

unlucky

unsympathetic

cranky

crabbed

awkward

causeless

ill-mannered

grouching

captious

arid

inclement

accidental

grim

infelicitous

froward

cantankerous

fretful

peevish

fortuitous

bothersome

odd

nonsensical

embarrassing

nasty

pettish

pity

plaguey

plaguy

queer

recalcitrant

rude

seamy

shrewish

morose

Translations

ongunstig

δύστροπος

ters

uygunsuz

münasebetsiz

δυσάρεστος

aksi

δύστυχος

desfavorable

indócil

ungefügig

ατυχής

adverso

huysuz

ungünstig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/

Etymology

From un- + toward (“to + -ward”).