Untoward Synonyms and Antonyms
ŭn-tôrd'
Category:
Part of speech:
Synonyms for Untoward
Not required or requested; unwanted:
The definition of impolite is a rude person, or someone without manners.
Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent.
(Not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
The definition of unruly is someone or something that is out of control or hard to manage.
Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering:
Advertisement
Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous:
Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
Not ladylike; ill-mannered.
Not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened
Advertisement
(Music) Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
The definition of inimical is unfriendly or harmful.
Not characteristic of the time of year:
Resistant to treatment:
Possessing self-will.
Difficult to handle or manage:
Not accessible; hard to reach.
Difficult to persuade or keep under control, as in behavior:
The definition of troublesome is someone or something that causes problems or that is annoying or difficult.
Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected
Unfortunate, marked by misfortune
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Advertisement
(Law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy:
(Biology) Moving or turning away from a stimulus, such as light:
Having or showing opposition; adverse:
Advertisement
Causing misfortune:
Unlucky or doomed to disaster
Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
Opposed by fate; ill-fated:
Not suitable; inappropriate:
Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
The definition of obstreperous is someone that is noisy and hard to control.
Difficult to manage or deal with:
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
Not modest
Not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper
Lacking propriety or decorum.
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
Not befitting; not appropriate to.
not fortunate
Not favorable
Coming, said, done, etc. before the usual or expected time; premature
Antonyms for Untoward
Worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate
The definition of proper is appropriate or obeying manners and standards.
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious:
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
The definition of lucky is someone who has good fortune, something that brings good fortune, or something that results from good fortune and chance.
Words Related to Untoward
Characterized by such adherence:
Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive:
Not appropriate:
Regrettable; deplorable:
Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult
Involving or undergoing chance misfortune
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
Not submitting to discipline or control
Not submitting to discipline or control
Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
non-serious
Find another word for untoward. In this page you can discover 77 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for untoward, like: uncalled-for, impolite, ungentlemanly, adverse, unruly, obstinate, irritating, unbecoming, unsatisfactory, disorderly and improper.
Trending topics