All appropriate antonyms
ap·pro·pri·ate
A a verb appropriate
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- retain — to keep possession of.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- bestow — To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
adjective appropriate
- misappropriate — to put to a wrong use.
- disappropriate — To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
adj appropriate
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- irrelevant — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- inopportune — not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
- unreal — not real or actual.
- unsuited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- unbecoming — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unseemly — not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
- improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- unfitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- unfit — not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.