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uncalled for
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | accidental, avoidable, fortuitous, futile, inappropriate, inessential, needless, nonessential, not required, optional, unessential, uninvited, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, unwarranted, unwelcome, useless |
| Main Entry: | malapropos |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inappropriate |
| Synonyms: | inapposite, inapt, infelicitous, inopportune, tactless, uncalled for, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely |
| Notes: | maladroit means clumsy or awkward or unskillful or inept; malapropos means unseasonable or unsuitable or inappropriate |
| Main Entry: | misguided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ill-advised, deluded |
| Synonyms: | bearded, bum-steer, confused, deceived, disinformed, erroneous, faked-out, foolish, imprudent, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, led up the garden path, misled, misplaced, mistaken, stonewalled, uncalled for, unreasonable, unwarranted, unwise, wrong |
| Antonyms: | well-guided |
| Main Entry: | purposeless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless, insignificant |
| Synonyms: | aimless, designless, desultory, drifting, empty, feckless, floundering, fustian, goalless, good-for-nothing, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, motiveless, needless, nonsensical, pointless, purportless, random, senseless, uncalled for, undirected, unhelpful, unnecessary, unplanned, unprofitable, unpurposed, vacuous, wanton, worthless |
| Antonyms: | decided, deliberate, determined, planned, purposeful, significant, useful |
| Main Entry: | unjustified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not justified |
| Synonyms: | gratuitous, iniquitous, injudicious, insulting, needless, uncalled for, unwarranted |
| Notes: | an unjustified act is one for whose justification no past event or development can be adduced; an unjustifiable act is one for whose justification no future event or development can be adduced |
| Antonyms: | justified, reasonable |
| Main Entry: | gratuitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary |
| Synonyms: | assumed, baseless, bottomless, causeless, groundless, indefensible, inessential, needless, reasonless, supererogatory, superfluous, uncalled-for, unessential, unfounded, unjustified, unmerited, unprovoked, unsupportable, unwarranted, wanton |
| Notes: | grateful means feeling or showing gratitude or feeling thankful; gratified means having received what was desired; gratuitous means costing nothing or free - unnecessary or unwarranted - without cause |
| Antonyms: | deserved, needed, reasonable, warranted |
| Main Entry: | groundless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without reason, justification |
| Synonyms: | baseless, bottomless, causeless, chimerical, empty, false, flimsy, foundationless, gratuitous, idle, illogical, illusory, imaginary, unauthorized, uncalled-for, unfounded, unjustified, unprovoked, unsupported, unwarranted |
| Antonyms: | called-for, grounded, justified, proven, reasonable, warranted |
| Main Entry: | immoderate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, extreme |
| Synonyms: | dizzying, egregious, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extravagant, inordinate, intemperate, overindulgent, profligate, steep, too much*, too-too, towering, unbalanced, unbridled, uncalled-for, unconscionable, uncontrolled, undue, unjustified, unmeasurable, unreasonable, unrestrained, unwarranted, wanton |
| Antonyms: | calm, justified, mild, moderate, reasonable, restrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impertinent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, disrespectful |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, brash, brassy, brazen, contumelious, discourteous, disgracious, flip*, forward, fresh, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent, inappropriate, incongruous, inquisitive, insolent, interfering, intrusive, lippy, meddlesome, meddling, nosy*, off base, offensive, out of line, pert, presumptuous, procacious, prying, rude, sassy*, smart, smart alecky, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unsuitable |
| Antonyms: | kind, mannered, nice, polite, refined, respectful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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