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untoward
adjective un·to·ward \ˌən-ˈtō-ərd, -ˈtȯ(-ə)rd; ˌən-tə-ˈwȯrd\
: bad or unfavorable : not good
: not proper or appropriate
Full Definition of UNTOWARD
1
: difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable
2
a : marked by trouble or unhappiness : unlucky b : not favorable : adverse, unpropitious <untoward side effects>
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First Known Use of UNTOWARD
15th century
Related to UNTOWARD
- Synonyms
- balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, disobedient, wayward, willful (or wilful)
- Antonyms
- amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable
Rhymes with UNTOWARD
aboard, accord, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, concord, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, whipcord, word-hoard
UNTOWARD Defined for Kids
untoward
adjective un·to·ward \ˌən-ˈtō-ərd\
Definition of UNTOWARD for Kids
: unexpected and unpleasant or improper <Perhaps there was sickness in the temple, or some other untoward event … — Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard>
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