Improper is an English word with synonyms like wrong or indecent. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Improper meaning
- Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
- Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
- Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
Synonyms of Improper
Using Improper
- The main meaning on this page is: Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt. | Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest. | Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
- Useful related words include: wrong, indecent, indecorous, inappropriate.
- In the example corpus, improper often appears in combinations such as: an improper, of improper, the improper.
Context around Improper
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Improper
- In this selection, "improper" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 2022, significant, conduct, list and behaviour stand out and add context to how "improper" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include corrupt and improper exercise of and an improper list nb. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "improper" sits close to words such as antibiotics, assert and clocks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with improper
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But the judge said it wasn’t improper. (8 words)
All of this, by the way, over an improper accounting of $130,000 payment. (14 words)
FA deems Mitrovic red card insufficient, charges the Serbian with violent and improper conduct. (14 words)
Nunieh has the right to cry out over such an improper conduct if it indeed happened, but the steam might just be removed from the facts of her case for improper timing. (32 words)
Earlier, Wilson, in an internal communication, told the airline staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appears to have been settled. (31 words)
Bankman-Fried's new motion argues that Fenwick & West's legal advice on the tax consequences of the loans might rebut the government's contention that the loans were improper. (30 words)
Every day we hear about terrible car accidents and casualties, has anyone analyzed whether this is only a result of bad driving or also improper maintenance? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
GAO said, “This total of fiscal year 2022 improper payment estimates does not include numerous agency programs that agencies determined are susceptible to significant improper payments.
Nunieh has the right to cry out over such an improper conduct if it indeed happened, but the steam might just be removed from the facts of her case for improper timing.
An improper list NB: a so-called "dotted list" is only one kind of "improper list".
The argument of the logarithm must be dimensionless, otherwise it is improper, so that the differential entropy as given above will be improper.
According to Ram, “More than mere bystanders, the Government operates as accomplices of Exxon which has a deservedly bad record of illegal and improper conduct – both internationally and locally.
All of this, by the way, over an improper accounting of $130,000 payment.
Apart from the improper functioning of life it has also caused insufferable inconveniences to all the people of Garo Hills.
Bankman-Fried's new motion argues that Fenwick & West's legal advice on the tax consequences of the loans might rebut the government's contention that the loans were improper.
But campaign finance experts said that Ms. Marks could face her own criminal charges if she willfully misled the F.E.C. or covered up improper behavior.
But the judge said it wasn’t improper.
Citing "rising concerns about a flood of improper Employee Retention Credit claims," the IRS has announced an immediate moratorium on processing new ERC claims.
Court records show 50-year-old Lawrence Johnson Jr. is charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship with a student.
Earlier, Wilson, in an internal communication, told the airline staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appears to have been settled.
Estridge, of Highland Road, Leamington Spa, was jailed for 18 months after admitting four charges of corrupt and improper exercise of police powers and privileges.
Even friends and former colleagues of Rutherford are having difficulty defending the club president for the very public and improper way the popular Boudreau was dismissed.
Every day we hear about terrible car accidents and casualties, has anyone analyzed whether this is only a result of bad driving or also improper maintenance?
FA deems Mitrovic red card insufficient, charges the Serbian with violent and improper conduct.
Ginsburg soon afterward expressed regret for her remarks, which were criticized across the ideological divide as improper for a jurist.
He is also alleged to have thrown a water bottle in the direction of the assistant referee, which the FA described as improper behaviour.
He was jailed for 18 months after admitting four charges of corrupt and improper exercise of police powers and privileges and sacked by the force.
Common combinations with improper
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an improper 19×
- of improper 19×
- the improper 17×
- and improper 15×
- improper and 12×
- for improper 11×
- improper conduct 9×
- improper relationship 8×
- improper payments 7×
- was improper 7×