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unbecoming

adjective

un·​be·​com·​ing ˌən-bi-ˈkə-miŋ How to pronounce unbecoming (audio)
: not becoming
an unbecoming dress
especially : not according with the standards appropriate to one's position or condition of life
unbecoming conduct
unbecomingly adverb
unbecomingness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for unbecoming

indecorous, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste.

indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners.

indecorous behavior

improper applies to a broader range of transgressions of rules not only of social behavior but of ethical practice or logical procedure or prescribed method.

improper use of campaign contributions

unseemly adds a suggestion of special inappropriateness to a situation or an offensiveness to good taste.

remarried with unseemly haste

unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status.

conduct unbecoming to an officer

indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling.

indelicate expressions for bodily functions

Example Sentences

That color is very unbecoming on her. boorish behavior that is unbecoming to an officer
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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unbecoming was in 1598

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