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- [kawl fawr]
- /kɔl fɔr/
- /ʌnˈkɔːld fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawl fawr]
- /kɔl fɔr/
Definitions of uncalled for words
- adjective uncalled for not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted. 1
- adjective uncalled for unwarranted; unjustified; improper: an uncalled-for criticism. 1
- adjective uncalled for If you describe a remark or criticism as uncalled for, you mean that it should not have been made, because it was unkind or unfair. 0
- adjective uncalled for unnecessary or unwarranted 0
- adjective uncalled for not called for or required 0
- adjective uncalled for unnecessary and out of place; impertinent 0
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Origin of uncalled for
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Uncalled for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uncalled for popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
uncalled for usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uncalled for
adj uncalled for
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- inapposite — not apposite; not pertinent.
- malapropos — inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
- misguided — misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help the poor.
- motiveless — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
adjective uncalled for
- designless — without a design, unplanned
- disinformed — Simple past tense and past participle of disinform.
- exceeding — Very great.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
Antonyms for uncalled for
adjective uncalled for
- asked — Simple past tense and past participle of ask.
- designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- founded — simple past tense and past participle of find.
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