out of character

ADJECTIVE

ill-suited

Synonyms

WEAK

bad form ill-fitted ill-matched ill-timed improper inappropriate inapt incompatible incorrect irrelevant malapropos mismatched out of its element out of place unbecoming unfit unfitting unseemly unsuitable wrong

ADJECTIVE

unsuitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

improper inadequate inadmissible incompatible incongruous ineligible irrelevant unacceptable unfit unsuited

WEAK

clashing disagreeable discordant discrepant disparate disproportionate dissident dissonant ill-suited inapposite inapt inconsistent infelicitous inharmonious interfering jarring malapropos out of keeping out of place senseless unbecoming unbefitting uncalled-for undue unfitting unmatched unseasonable unseemly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able acceptable appropriate compatible fitting harmonious qualified suitable

WEAK

proper

Example Sentences

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All of which seems profoundly out of character for Liverpool in its modern era.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strange's defence team said the offences were out of character and would not have taken place if it had not been for her poor mental health.

From BBC

The way to tell the U.N. has done something out of character is that Hamas has issued a statement condemning the resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

Out of character, Clarke went barmy at the break - and that's the last time we saw his team.

From BBC

“That’s kind of what human beings do. We do things and say things that are sometimes completely out of character and the question is, ‘OK, why did they just do that?’

From Los Angeles Times

out of character

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