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- [uhn-tawrd, -tohrd]
- /ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtoʊrd/
- /ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-tawrd, -tohrd]
- /ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtoʊrd/
Definitions of untoward word
- adjective untoward unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. 1
- adjective untoward improper: untoward social behavior. 1
- adjective untoward Archaic. froward; perverse. 1
- adjective untoward inappropriate 1
- adjective untoward If you say that something untoward happens, you mean that something happens that is unexpected and causes difficulties. 0
- adjective untoward characterized by misfortune, disaster, or annoyance 0
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Origin of untoward
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; un-1 + toward
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Parts of speech for Untoward
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
untoward popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj untoward
- all thumbs — clumsy
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
noun untoward
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- impugnment — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
adv untoward
- conflictingly — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- critically — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
adjective untoward
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- insubmissive — Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
adverb untoward
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
Antonyms for untoward
adj untoward
- in luck — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
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