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untimely

[uhn-tahym-lee] / ʌnˈtaɪm li /
ADJECTIVE
inappropriate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate
WEAK
a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed bright and early disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate good suitable
WEAK
opportune timely

Example Sentences

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There is a misconception about Pimenta that she has stepped into the role left by Mino Raiola's untimely death in April 2020.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The main character grapples with the untimely death of his mother as he navigates a new, possibly treacherous, relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Holiday has been revered by singers of all genres and eras since her untimely death at 44.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

They do all care about untimely air travel.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025

But now wheeling swiftly across it, like shadows of untimely night, he saw in the middle airs below him five birdlike forms, horrible as carrion-fowl yet greater than eagles, cruel as death.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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