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Recent Examples of untoward And the ratios in the new box have the right numbers—no untoward gaps to reduce your forward momentum. Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023 Emmy Rose took a moment to think about how many of her grandmother’s songs accuse her husband, Doolittle, of untoward behavior with other women. Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2022 These stories are often stitched together to hint at something untoward lurking beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022 Believing that any untoward behavior can be compartmentalized away is a mindset of the past. Marie-Caroline Chauvet, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for untoward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untoward
Adjective
  • In addition, parents who are too strict might even end up with kids who are extra rebellious.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Boon will play Eddie Harrigan, Kevin’s rebellious son.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The most dramatic case study occurred this week, when Trump signed two executive orders instituting a tariff regime on goods entering the United States from Canada and Mexico in response to what the White House argues is an uncontrollable scourge of migrants and drugs coming from those countries.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • These high winds, combined with low humidity, have created a significant fire weather risk, with forecasters warning that any ignition could lead to fast-growing, uncontrollable fires.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Severe chikungunya-like adverse reactions occurred in 1.6% of IXCHIQ recipients and none of the placebo recipients, according to the FDA.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Some praised the Hitch star for looking happy and returning to music, while others said that the onstage moment of attempting to kiss Martinez was inappropriate.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Doing so discourages inappropriate behavior with clear sanctions that are duly communicated to the entire organization, while good behavior is rewarded.
    Susana Sierra, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The rebel group’s capture of swathes of the east and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of a wider war.
    Reuters, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
  • When militants led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham reached Damascus last December, the capital fell without a fight.
    Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • These unfavorable political circumstances for Hochul would seem to set up a primary challenge from the left, the traditional path to denying incumbent officeholders renomination in Democratic primaries.
    David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Amid a slew of unfavorable sports outcomes in last year’s fourth quarter, Flutter projects U.S. quarterly revenues of $1.59 billion.
    Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After reviewing body camera footage of the incident as part of its internal investigation, the department recommended that the officer receive a two-day suspension for the improper search allegation.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Like the House bill, its text has not yet been released. DEA hearings on the rescheduling proposal have been delayed by at least three months due to appeals from pro-reform witnesses claiming improper communications between the DEA and certain opponents.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While bullishness indicates positive views on the market, it can also be seen as a contrary indicator when there are signs of excess.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Clueless owner allows manipulative, conniving GM to convince him, in the face of mountains of contrary evidence, that the head coach is the problem.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Untoward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untoward. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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