Definitions

out of keeping

ADJECTIVE

incongruent

Synonyms

WEAK

alien bizarre conflicting contradictory disconsonant discordant discrepant disparate dissonant distorted divergent extraneous fantastic fitful foreign illogical improper inappropriate inapropos inapt incoherent incompatible inconsistent irreconcilable irregular jumbled lopsided mismatched rambling shifting twisted unavailing unbalanced unbecoming unconnected uncoordinated uneven unintelligible unpredictable unrelated unsuitable unsuited

ADJECTIVE

incongruous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre contradictory inappropriate incoherent incompatible

WEAK

alien conflicting disconsonant discordant disparate distorted divergent extraneous fantastic fitful foreign illogical improper inapropos inapt incongruent inconsistent irreconcilable irregular jumbled lopsided mismatched rambling shifting twisted unavailing unbalanced unbecoming unconnected uncoordinated uneven unintelligible unpredictable unrelated unsuitable unsuited

Antonyms

WEAK

compatible congruous consistent corresponding fitting harmonious matched suitable uniform

ADJECTIVE

off-key

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discordant dissonant

WEAK

abnormal anomalous clinker deviant divergent flat inharmonious irregular jarring not harmonious off-pitch off-tone out of pitch out-of-tune sour sour note unmusical unnatural untuned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concordant harmonious

WEAK

on-key

ADJECTIVE

unseemly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inappropriate indecent tawdry undignified untoward

WEAK

cheap coarse crude discreditable disreputable in poor taste inapt incorrect indecorous indelicate inelegant inept malapropos malodorous out of place poor raffish rough rowdy rude ruffian unapt unbecoming unbefitting ungodly unrefined unsuitable vulgar wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

proper suitable

WEAK

appropriate de rigueur due fitting seemly suited

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 character 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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The quality of the strike was out of keeping with a contest in which both sides struggled to find a spark in the final third.

From BBC

The cups are out of keeping with the rest of the service pieces, which are more decorative.

From New York Times

If Gorham finds synergy with a product, he doesn’t see an obstacle in pursuing it – even if it seems out of keeping with the other products he sells.

From The Guardian

But in January, Householder edged Smith out of keeping the job this session by gaining 52 of 100 votes.

From Washington Times

There is not a single raised eyebrow when the film presents an act of shockingly graphic brutality — one that seems out of keeping with what is ostensibly a comedy.

From Washington Post

out of keeping

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