unsuitably

Not fitting properly

Unsuitably describes doing something in a way that doesn't fit the situation or requirements.

If you're unsuitably dressed for a job interview, you've misjudged what's appropriate.

The word often carries a note of social judgment—someone behaving unsuitably at a funeral or speaking unsuitably to a superior has violated expected norms.

The apartment was unsuitably small for a family of five.

improper

inappropriately

In an unsuitable manner

indecorously · unacceptably · tactlessly · indiscreetly · injudiciously · ill-advisedly · inaptly · inelegantly · indelicately · disreputably

mismatched

incongruously

In mismatched manner

jarringly · inconsistently · dissonantly · disproportionately · asymmetrically · unevenly · lopsidedly · disparately · contradictorily · conflictingly

untimely

inopportunely

At an unsuitable time

inconveniently · unfortunately · regrettably · inauspiciously · disadvantageously · unfavorably · inadvisably · misguidedly · wrongheadedly · imprudently

Opposites
appropriateness/fitness

unsuitablysuitably

In fitting manner

appropriately · fittingly · properly · aptly · befittingly

Family

unsuitable, unsuitability, unsuitableness

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