UNBUSINESSLIKE Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

unbusinesslike

adjective

Definition of unbusinesslike

as in unprofessional

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Recent Examples of unbusinesslike But your attempt to cajole lightly was unbusinesslike. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike

Adjective

Of course, having six inches of Twizzler sticking out of your mouth might be deemed unprofessional, but at least your hands are free.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
What a nasty, unprofessional comment about a member of this city’s constituency who has spent much time on important issues.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Definition of unprofessional

Adjective

Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Thus, the LLCs asserting objections to the alter ego findings as to the trusts were improper.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

The goals almost felt undignified for a World Cup final.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 May 2026
The man who has played an oversized role in pushing a president who campaigned against costly foreign wars and chaotic regime changes to do both was brought back down to an undignified size.

— Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of undignified

Adjective

That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of artless

Adjective

Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Don Marshall, known for his core role on the ABC sci-fi series Land of the Giants, plays the hard-working young professional, who is subjected to an unseemly outpouring of prejudice that the Ingalls family is alone in rebuking.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of unseemly

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