untoward

untoward is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as preposition and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Toward. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. preposition. Toward.
2. adjective. Froward; perverse.
3. adjective. Awkward; ungraceful.
4. adjective. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident.
5. adjective. contrary to your interests or welfare

   "adverse circumstances"

   "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

   Synonyms: adverse, inauspicious

6. adjective. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

   "was buried with indecent haste"

   "indecorous behavior"

   Synonyms: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly

Synonyms

adverse, inauspicious, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in untoward:

outdrawn

Common word forms

untowardly, untowardness

Words from these letters

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