misbecoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
  • The two men couldn’t be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • Tapping into the nostalgia of childhood fairytales, Saeed creates a fantastical scene of a mismatched couple.
    Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Brock Purdy certainly isn't going to be paid like someone who's irrelevant anymore.
    Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • But the details of how Peter ran his kingdom are irrelevant, if colorful.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is at odds with the concept of getting the most out of every customer deal by wielding inconsistent discounts and surcharges when certain situations arise.
    Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Frustrated by long 311 hold times or inconsistent trash pickup?
    Melanie La Rocca, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • To qualify, a company must pay union wages or, if union wages are inapplicable, at least the city's minimum wage, which is currently $20.80 per hour, Meyers said.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 30 May 2024
  • Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Hausmann said the dire conditions that led to multiple inmate deaths and physical attacks against prison employees in the year before its closure are immaterial.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
  • On some level, what happens to any individual character on The Handmaid’s Tale is immaterial.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Dockers’ performance was also dragging down Levi’s results and Gass, who took the helm of the company a little over a year ago, has been working to cut off extraneous businesses to fuel growth and focus on direct selling.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 20 May 2025
  • His ethos and spirit pulsates throughout the idyllic interior and garden galleries, whisking New Yorkers and visitors away from the frenzy of daily routine, reminding us that art is essential, not extraneous, to our existence and fortitude.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Khatami ruled out talks with the United States, calling such discussions incompatible with Iran's principles, according to state media.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Celebrates Netflix Documentary Release with ‘Milagros’ Mostly, though, this impressive cast is asked to play multiple, at times incompatible, versions of the same character.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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