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Another word for uncalled-for

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uncalled for

modif.

unjustified, redundant, not needed; see superfluous, unnecessary.

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Another word for uncalled-for

adjective

Not necessary:
dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unrequired. See necessary
Not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case:
gratuitous, supererogative, supererogatory, wanton. See necessary

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The whole dispute seems, to-day, entirely uncalled-for, but the marriage aroused some of Johnson's strongest prejudices.
For a Prussian official to venture to give uncalled-for advice to his sovereign was a breach of propriety not calculated to increase his chances of favour; but it gave Gentz a conspicuous position in the public eye, which his brilliant talents and literary style enabled him to maintain.

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