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Another word for uncalled-for

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Adjective

  1. Not necessary

    See also:

    necessary

  2. Not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case

    See also:

    necessary

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Another word for uncalled-for

Modifier
  1. See also:

    unnecessary

    superfluous

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Sentence Examples

  • It was uncalled for.

  • That was uncalled for.

  • 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.

  • The whole dispute seems, to-day, entirely uncalled-for, but the marriage aroused some of Johnson's strongest prejudices.

  • uncalled-for generalization " .

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