Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-timed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: il-l--timed
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring at an unfavourable or inappropriate time.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: inopportune; see also Thesaurus:untimely"
"ill-timed bell"
"ill-timed comment"
"ill-timed event"
"ill-timed gust"
"ill-timed present"

Inflected Forms

more ill-timed (comparative) most ill-timed (superlative)

Phrases

ill-considered ill-fated stars align stars are aligned

Frequently Paired Words

ill-considered ill-fated stars align stars are aligned

Synonyms

mistimed untimely inopportune ill-timed intempestive timeless unseasonable untime untimeous

Antonyms

well-timed timely seasonable in good season opportune tempestive tidy timeful timeous heaven-sent timesome

Questions

What does ill-timed mean?: Occurring at an unfavourable or inappropriate time.

How to pronounce ill-timed

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