improperadjective
uk/ɪmˈprɒp.ər/us/ɪmˈprɑː.pɚ/improper adjective (DISHONEST)
formal dishonest and against a law or a rule:
The governor has denied making improper use of state money.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dishonest
- bad faith
- be rotten to the core idiom
- be up to no good idiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- false
- finagle
- fishy
- low-down
- malfeasance
- mendacious
- misleading
- perjure
- sugar-coated
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
- unsporting
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Legal & illegal
improper adjective (WRONG)
formal unsuitable or not correct for a particular use or occasion:
improper prescription of medicines
Is it considered improper to wear such a short skirt to a formal occasion?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- beneath your dignity idiom
- beyond
- beyond the pale idiom
- delegitimize
- grain
- inapt
- incorrect
- indecent
- ineligible
- infelicitous
- not cricket idiom
- offend
- offend against sth
- raffish
- room
- square peg (in a round hole) idiom
- unfit
- unworthy
- vulgar
See more results »
improper adjective (RUDE)
related to sex in a way that is rude or socially unacceptable:
I trust you're not making improper suggestions to my husband!
improperly
adverb uk/ɪmˈprɒp.ə.li/us/ɪmˈprɑː.pɚ.li/formal