| 单词 | ill timed |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition done or happening at an unsuitable time She argued that the tax cut was ill-timed. Synonyms inopportune The dismissals came at an inopportune time. inappropriate That remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue. inconvenient It's very inconvenient to have to wait so long. untimely Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely. unwelcome unseasonable awkward There was an awkward moment when people had to decide where to stand. Opposites timely , appropriate, convenient , well-timed , opportune , seasonable Additional synonymsin the sense of awkward Definition embarrassing There was an awkward moment when people had to decide where to stand. Synonyms embarrassing, difficult, compromising, sensitive, embarrassed, painful, distressing, delicate, uncomfortable, tricky, trying, humiliating, unpleasant, sticky (informal), troublesome, perplexing, disconcerting, inconvenient, thorny, untimely, ill at ease, discomfiting, ticklish, inopportune, toe-curling (slang), barro (Australian, slang), cringeworthy (British, informal), cringe-making (British, informal) in the sense of inappropriate Definition not suitable or proper That remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue. Synonyms improper, unsuitable, out of place, unacceptable, tasteless, unwarranted, incongruous, unseemly, untimely, unsuited, unbecoming, ill-timed, uncalled-for, inapplicable, unbefitting, inapt, malapropos, disproportionatein the sense of inconvenient It's very inconvenient to have to wait so long. Synonyms troublesome, annoying, awkward, embarrassing, disturbing, unsuitable, tiresome, untimely, bothersome, vexatious, inopportune, disadvantageous, unseasonableNearby words of |
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