unbecoming

Meaning

Adj

1. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
2. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.

Verb

present participle and gerund of unbecome

Noun

The process by which something unbecomes.

Synonyms

improper

unseemly

unsuitable

inappropriate

indecent

indecorous

unbefitting

unfitting

disgraceful

unworthy

unsuited

unfit

incongruous

uncomely

undue

untoward

wrongful

ill-matched

disagreeable

inept

incompatible

unbeseeming

insipid

unpleasant

risque

savourless

scabrous

tactless

tasteless

unacceptable

uncalled for

unfair

unflattering

ungentlemanly

unjust

unladylike

unlike

unlovely

unneighborly

unneighbourly

unreasonable

unsavory

unsavoury

unstylish

wallow

wrong

not fitting

unworthy of

out of keeping with

wrong for one’s age

Translations

ανάρμοστος

απρεπής

malséant

indecente

indecente

yakışıksız

unkleidsam

ungehörig

inconvenant

indécent

indignus

ongepast

impropio

nicht Alter entsprechen

unziemend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: unbicomelich

In summary

From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing