| ADJECTIVE | all | untoward, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society |
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| all | untoward, adverse, inauspicious | contrary to your interests / interests or welfare |
| Sounds | ahntahwao'rd; ahntuwao'rd | |
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| Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... | |
| Meaning | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. | |
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| Example | "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" | |
| Synonyms | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly | |
| Broader | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
| Meaning | contrary to your interests / interests or welfare. | |
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| Example | "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" | |
| Synonyms | adverse, inauspicious | |
| Broader | unfavorable, unfavourable | not encouraging or approving or pleasing |