untimely English

Meaning untimely meaning

What does untimely mean?

untimely

— adverb (= prematurely) too soon; in a premature manner I spoke prematurely

— adjective (= premature) uncommonly early or before the expected time illness led to his premature death alcohol brought him to an untimely end

— adjective (= ill-timed, unseasonable, wrong) badly timed an ill-timed intervention you think my intrusion unseasonable an untimely remark it was the wrong moment for a joke

Synonyms untimely synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as untimely?

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premature

inopportune

ill-timed

unseasonable

prematurely

early

wrong

timely

precocious

inopportunely

inappropriate

awkward

unwise

unripe

unfortunate

unfavorable

undue

timeless

tardy

short

sharply

overhasty

out of season

mistakenly

malapropos

irrelevant

inpportune

inexpedient

immature

ill-timed Unseasonably

ill-judged

having no time

green

at a wrong time

amiss

abortive

Topics untimely topics

What do people use untimely to talk about?

States Quality Good Right, proper

Wrong, unsuitable

• What words describe something that is unsuitable?
  improper ill-suited ill-timed inadmissible inapt incongruous incorrect indecent indelicate malapropos presumptuous unacceptable unapt unbecoming unbefitting undue unfit unfitting unsuited to untimely untoward

States Time Relative time Right time

Early

• What words indicate that something happens too early?
  too early too soon untimely premature prematurely jump the gun

Person Life

Die

• What words refer to dying when you are still young?
  die young be cut off in your prime untimely death