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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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It’s his money, but I believe he may be depleting his retirement account, which is very out of character for him.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

He admits that the confined shoot made it "hard to get out of character because you start to feel like that's your domain, that's your space".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The quality of the United move that led to the winner 19 minutes from time was out of character with an otherwise uninspired 90 minutes.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Mr. Powell radiates such manly American likability that it’s bizarrely out of character for him to play this ruthless schemer, even as an impish chancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

He stands quietly beside me now, out of character for him.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.